LONDON, April 11 Reuters British retailers reported a boost in spending from Mother39;s Day purchases in March, during an otherwise downbeat sales period when cost of living pressures and unusually wet weather kept shoppers at home. The British Retail Consortium BRC in a report on Tuesday said that its members mostly large chain stores and […]

Consumer prices rise slower than expected Producer prices fall at fastest pace since June 2020 Weak prices add to case for policy easing BEIJING, April 11 Reuters China39;s consumer inflation hit an 18month low and factorygate price declines sped up in March as demand stayed persistently weak, shoring up the case for policymakers to take […]

SEOUL, April 11 Reuters South Korea39;s financial regulator said on Tuesday the government would set up a 1 trillion won 758.97 million public fund to support companies that are undergoing a restructuring process. The Financial Services Commission said in a statement it would raise 1 trillion won this year for its Corporate Structure Innovation Fund, […]

BEIJING, April 11 Reuters Several small and midsized banks in China have lowered their deposit interest rates, a move that could help ease costs as loan growth faces more pressure amid rising economic risks. Rural commercial banks and credit unions in Hubei and Henan provinces cut rates on a range of deposits over the weekend, […]

BERLIN, April 11 Reuters Investor morale in the euro zone improved in April after a surprise dip in March, in a resumption of improvements of recent months as the assessment of current conditions rose to the highest level in more than a year, a survey showed on Tuesday. Sentix39;s index for the euro zone rose […]