CPI 2.12 yy, matching median in poll Core CPI 2.02 yy, vs 1.98 in poll JAKARTA, Sept 2 Reuters Indonesia39;s annual inflation rate was 2.12 in August, essentially unchanged from 2.13 in July, official data showed on Monday, holding comfortably within the central bank39;s target range and matching market expectations. The August headline inflation rate […]

Q2 capex growth accelerates from previous quarter Corporate sales, recurring profits also rise in Q2 Capex data is used to calculate revised GDP Preliminary data show Q2 GDP rises annualised 3.1 TOKYO, Sept 2 Reuters Japanese corporate spending on plant and equipment rose at a faster pace in the second quarter, keeping alive expectations of […]

Sept 2 Reuters Activity in Russia39;s manufacturing sector grew at its slowest pace in over a year in August, a business survey showed on Monday, as expansion in output, new orders and employment all eased. The SP Global Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI for Russian manufacturing fell to 52.1 in August from 53.6 in July, staying […]

Sept 2 Reuters A consortium led by Blackstone is nearing a deal to acquire Australian data centre group AirTrunk for A20 billion 13.53 billion including debt, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Monday. Blackstone and its partner, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board CPPIB, emerged as the preferred buyer for AirTrunk, after outbidding […]

BERLIN, Sept 2 Reuters The downturn in Germany39;s manufacturing sector, which accounts for about a fifth of Europe39;s biggest economy, continued to gather pace in August, a survey showed on Monday. The HCOB final Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI for German manufacturing fell to 42.4 in August from 43.2 in July, above a preliminary flash estimate […]

LONDON, Sept 2 Reuters Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in contraction in August, a survey showed on Monday, with the data suggesting a recovery could be some way off as demand fell at its sharpest pace this year. HCOB39;s final euro zone manufacturing Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI, compiled by SP Global, stood at 45.8 […]

LONDON, Sept 2 Reuters British factories had their strongest month in more than two years in August as demand at home offset a fall in exports, according to a survey published on Monday that added to signs of momentum in the economy. The SP Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers39; Index rose to 52.5 from 52.1 […]

STOXX 600 down 0.4 UK39;s Rightmove jumps on potential takeover bid from Australia39;s REA Group Sept 2 Reuters European shares started the week on a tepid note, led by weakness in miners amid a dataheavy week, while investors awaited speeches from European Central Bank ECB officials for clues on the central bank39;s policy trajectory this […]

MOSCOW, Sept 2 Reuters Russian energy giant Gazprom39;s average daily natural gas supplies to Europe declined in August by 2 from July and 2.3 year on year, Reuters calculations showed on Monday. The calculations, based on data from the European gas transmission group Entsog and Gazprom39;s daily reports on gas transit via Ukraine, showed that average […]