MUMBAI, Jan 2 Reuters Indian states will have to pay an additional premium over central government securities to meet their record high borrowing target for the three months through March, which could further pressure banking liquidity conditions, investors said on Thursday. BY THE NUMBERS States aim to raise 4.73 trillion rupees 55.22 billion in JanuaryMarch, […]

ROME, Jan 2 Reuters Italian manufacturing activity contracted for a ninth month running in December albeit at a slower pace than the month before, a survey showed on Thursday, amid persisting declines in output and new orders. The HCOB Global Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI for manufacturing climbed to 46.2 from November39;s 12month low of 44.5, […]

PARIS, Jan 2 Reuters France39;s manufacturing activity contracted in December at the fastest pace in more than four years, a monthly survey showed on Thursday, highlighting the headwinds facing the euro zone39;s secondbiggest economy. SP Global said its HCOB final purchasing managers index PMI for the French manufacturing sector fell to 41.9 in December from […]

BERLIN, Jan 2 Reuters Germany39;s manufacturing sector ended 2024 on a downbeat note, with sharper declines in output and new orders, in a clear sign that industry in Europe39;s largest economy will not be coming out of its downturn anytime soon, a survey showed on Thursday. The HCOB Germany Manufacturing Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI, compiled […]

LONDON, Jan 2 Reuters Manufacturers in the euro zone ended last year on a sour note, with factory activity declining at a faster rate, according to a survey which offered scant signals of an imminent recovery. The downturn was again broadbased with the bloc39;s three largest economies Germany, France and Italy stuck in an industrial […]

Nov tourist arrivals up 8.5 vs Oct39;s 18.3 rise yy Nov jewellery sales down 5.4 yy vs Oct39;s 11.6 drop Govt changing consumption patterns to weigh on retail HONG KONG, Jan 2 Reuters Hong Kong39;s November retail sales fell 7.3 by value from a year earlier, reflecting a change in consumption patterns and the relatively […]

SHANGHAI, Dec 31 Reuters China will adjust the weightings of its yuan CFETS basket in 2025, the country39;s foreign exchange trade platform said on Tuesday. From Jan. 1, the China Foreign Exchange Trade System CFETS, which is overseen by the central bank, will lower the U.S. dollar39;s weighting in the CFETS currency basket to 18.903 […]