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Australia’s central bank holds cash rate at 0.25%
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank left its cash rate at a record low of 0.25% on Tuesday, a widely expected decision since it only recently cut rates as part of an aggressive easing campaign...
Apr 06, 2020
Toshiba should sell stake in ex-chip unit at IPO, says HK activist fund in letter
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based activist investor in Toshiba Corp has asked the Japanese conglomerate to sell its entire stake in Kioxia Holdings when the flash memory chip firm...
Apr 06, 2020
Thai March headline CPI falls 0.54% year-on-year, weakest in over four years
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) dropped 0.54% in March from a year earlier, the weakest in 51 months, but slightly better than expectations, commerce ministry data s...
Apr 06, 2020
New Zealand’s central bank adds local government debt to stimulus plan
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank on Tuesday said it would buy up to NZ$3 billion ($1.79 billion) of local government debt to ease liquidity strains in the funding market as it moves to cu...
Apr 06, 2020
Japan to compile extra budget to fund coronavirus stimulus: draft
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will compile a supplementary budget worth 16.8057 trillion yen ($154.45 billion) to help fund stimulus spending to combat its coronavirus outbreak, according to a draft of the ...
Apr 06, 2020
Stock market auctions should drive broker innovation: Norway wealth fund
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - The sharp rise in trading volumes during closing auctions at global stock markets requires more innovation by brokers to capture value for buy-side investors, one of ...
Apr 06, 2020
UPS employee dies of COVID-19 infection in Kentucky
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A United Parcel Service Inc worker employed in Kentucky died over the weekend from a COVID-19 infection, Gov. Andy Beshear said at a public health briefing on...
Apr 06, 2020
BOK to keep rates unchanged this week but second-quarter easing possible: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at a record-low 0.75% when it meets on Thursday but it may ease later this quarter to offset the...
Apr 06, 2020
Rush for masks, toilet paper slows Japan’s household spending decline
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer spending fell in February but at a slower-than-expected pace as households scrambled for protective masks, toilet paper and staple food amid the wors...
Apr 06, 2020
Australian job ads slide 10.3% in March amid virus shutdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian job advertisements suffered their largest drop in more than a decade in March as strict social distancing rules and business closures to combat the coronavirus curbed dem...
Apr 06, 2020
