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Exporters39; dollar pile tops 836 billion Options pricing suggests increased demand Businesses seek new markets, twoway trade to offset risk SHANGHAI, Nov 22 Reuters Chinese firms are squirreling away even more dollars, pricing contracts in yuan and opening import lines to mitigate currency risks as trade tensions threaten to roil foreign exchange rates. The trend […]

October core CPI rises 2.3 yryr vs forecast 2.2 Index excluding fuel rises 2.3 yryr vs 2.1 in September Services inflation perk up, signal pressure from rising wages Data among factors BOJ will scrutinise at Dec. 1819 meeting Majority of economists expect BOJ to hike rates in December TOKYO, Nov 22 Reuters Japan39;s core inflation […]

BENGALURU, Nov 22 Reuters India39;s business activity rose at its fastest pace in three months in November, helped by an improving services industry and record job creation, but output inflation spiked to a near 12year high, a survey showed. The findings are likely to add to economic growth in the ongoing festive quarter which is expected to […]

LONDON, Nov 22 Reuters British consumers have turned less pessimistic following the government39;s first budget and the U.S. presidential election and they are showing more appetite for spending in the runup to Christmas, according to a survey published on Friday. The GfK Consumer Confidence Index, the longestrunning measure of British consumer sentiment, rose to 18 […]

BENGALURU, Nov 22 Reuters German home prices will reverse their relentless twoyear fall and rise 3 next year and in 2026 on lower borrowing costs, according to analysts polled by Reuters who said rental growth would outpace housing inflation in the coming year. Once riding high on the wave of low interest rates, the property […]

BERLIN, Nov 22 Reuters Germany39;s economy grew less than previously estimated in the third quarter, the statistics office reported on Friday, in further bad news for a country set to be the worst performer among the Group of Seven rich democracies this year. Gross domestic product grew by 0.1 in the third quarter of 2024, […]

UK retail sales 0.7 mm vs Reuters poll 0.3 Timing of school holidays possibly a factor ONS Warmer weather hurt clothing sales, retailers say Consumer confidence picked up in November GfK LONDON, Nov 22 Reuters British retail sales fell by much more than expected in October, according to official data that added to other signs […]