Japan Business Mood Worsens On Hit From China’s Lockdown, Rising Costs The mood among Japan's big manufacturers' soured for a second straight quarter in the three months to June, a central bank survey showed on Friday, hit by rising input costs and supply disruptions caused by China's strict COVID-19 lockdowns. 01/07/2022 - 11:54 GMT
Emerging Markets Face Bleak Outlook After Stormy Start To The Year It's been a torrid first half for emerging market assets and with the Federal Reserve kicking off its tightening cycle amid soaring inflation shock waves might be on the horizon. 30/06/2022 - 14:38 GMT
UK Shop Prices Jump By The Most Since 2008 – BRC British retailers raised prices at the fastest pace since 2008 this month, driven by the rapidly rising cost of food, according to industry data that showed the extent of the inflation squeeze for households. 29/06/2022 - 11:53 GMT
China Vows Timely Policy Measures To Cope With Economic Risks China will roll out tools in its policy reserve in a timely way to cope with more economic challenges, as COVID-19 outbreaks and risks from the Ukraine crisis pose a threat to employment and price stability, a state planner official said on Tuesday. 28/06/2022 - 15:12 GMT
Debt Is Brake On Inflation-Fighting Zeal Central banks are in a quandary. They have to raise interest rates to prevent inflation from getting out of control, but also have to consider the effects on debt. The Bank for International Settlements on Sunday called for interest rates to be r ... 27/06/2022 - 18:42 GMT
Japan’s Inflation Tops BOJ Target For 2nd Month In Test Of Monetary Stance Japan's annual core consumer inflation topped the central bank's target for a second straight month in May, data showed on Friday, highlighting the intensifying pressure on the country's fragile economy from soaring global raw material costs. 24/06/2022 - 15:27 GMT
Japan’s June Factory Activity Growth Eases On China Curbs – Flash PMI Japan's factory activity growth slowed in June as China's strict COVID-19 curbs took a toll on manufacturing demand, even as service sector sentiment hit a nearly nine-year high on the fading pandemic drag. 23/06/2022 - 11:14 GMT
Fed To Lift Rates By 75 Basis Points In July, 50 Bps In September – Reuters Poll The Federal Reserve will deliver another 75-basis-point interest rate hike in July, followed by a half-percentage-point rise in September, and won't scale back to quarter-percentage-point moves until November at the earliest, according to economi ... 22/06/2022 - 11:03 GMT
Australia’s Central Bank Flags More Rate Rises, 75 Bp Moves Unlikely Australia's top central banker on Tuesday flagged a lot more policy tightening ahead as rates were still "very low" and it was important that higher inflation did not feed into public expectations and wage claims. 21/06/2022 - 11:49 GMT
