Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Asia stocks extend AI boom, oil up on Gulf risk
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, June 1 (Reuters) - Asian share markets firmed on Monday as the boom in all things AI continued to drive demand, offsetting a lack of progress in Gulf peace talks that challenged ...
May 31, 2026
South Korea export growth hits four-decade high on AI chip boom
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's exports grew more than expected in May at the strongest annual rate in over four decades, as a global boom in AI investment drove chip sales to a ...
May 31, 2026
Dollar steadies as markets await signals on Iran war, central banks
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held steady on Monday after a weekly loss as markets awaited progress of peace talks in the Middle East and signals on the timing of central ba...
May 31, 2026
South Korea factory activity growth hits over 5-year high, PMI shows
SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity expanded in May at the strongest pace in more than five years on efforts made by manufacturers to brace for the impact of the Middle East confl...
May 31, 2026
Japan's Q1 capex growth stalls as Iran war weighs, raising GDP downgrade risk
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Japanese companies' pace of annual spending on plant and equipment stalled in the first quarter after a year of strong expansion, likely prompting a downgr...
May 31, 2026
Fed's Powell warns that politicizing the Fed would cost public trust
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell on Sunday warned about the impact of a politicized Fed and made a broader call for the defense of democra...
May 31, 2026
Japan's factory growth slows as cost pressures surge, PMI shows
TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing sector expanded in May at a slightly slower pace, as record export order growth was offset by surging costs driven by the Middle East war and inflated o...
May 31, 2026
Union at South Korea's Kakao to hold partial strike on June 10
SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Kakao Corp union said on Monday it will stage a four-hour strike and rally in Pangyo on June 10, demanding job security and reforms to a compensation system it ...
May 31, 2026
Rising stablecoin use could cement dollar dominance, ECB's Schnabel says
FRANKFURT, June 1 (Reuters) - The increased use of stablecoins could reinforce the dollar's global dominance, undermine some nations' ability to set monetary policy and even diminish the role of the e...
May 31, 2026
Australia's home prices flatline in May after record run, headwinds gather
(Corrects to policy easing, not tightening, in paragraph 2) SYDNEY, June 1 (Reuters) - Australia's home prices flatlined in May as higher borrowing costs, the Middle East conflict and planned tax chan...
May 31, 2026
