Economic data from the Eurozone disappointed today, raising more questions over the economic outlook. The EUR fell back to sub-$1.04 levels in response.
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Britains pound edged up against the dollar on Friday, offering some respite from a week of selling that pushed the currency to two-year lows.
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble firmed past 63 per dollar in Moscow on Friday for the first time since early February 2020 and touched a fresh five-year high versus the euro, supported by continuing restrictions on currency trading.
A deluge of data from across major economies comes at a pivotal moment in the debate over whether central banks are jacking up interest rates into a potentially sharp global growth slowdown.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will offer subsidies, tax breaks and easier loans to boost prospects for college graduates, the cabinet said on Friday, as a record number prepare to enter the workforce this year amid downside risks to economic growth stemming from COVID-19 curbs.
(Reuters) – Spanish national consumer prices rose 8.3% year-on-year in April, according to data from the National Statistics Institute on Friday, compared to 9.8% in March, and a Reuters poll forecast of 8.4%.
LONDON (Reuters) – Ken Murphy, the CEO of Tesco, Britain‘s biggest retailer, received a total pay package of 4.75 million pounds ($5.8 million) in 2021-22 and has been awarded a salary increase for the current year, the group’s annual report showed.
(Reuters) – UKs FTSE 100 recouped losses on Friday towards the end of a volatile week, led by a rebound in oil and banking stocks, even as investors continued to wrestle with concerns over stubborn inflation and economic slowdown.
LONDON (Reuters) – A team of U.S. Congress members will travel to London and other capitals as concerns grow in Washington about the tensions caused by Britains post-Brexit stand-off with the European Union over Northern Ireland, the Guardian newspaper said.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – EnBW, Germanys third-largest energy firm, said on Friday it nearly doubled its quarterly profit after a weak first quarter of 2021 thanks to strong performance at its generation unit as it worked to reduce its dependence on Russian energy.
A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe.
By Byungwook Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea was the first country to launch a fifth-generation mobile network in 2019, heralding a warp-speed technological transformation to self-driving cars and smart cities.
OSLO (Reuters) – Norways economy contracted in the first quarter amid coronavirus lockdowns, but growth resumed towards the end of the period, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on Friday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britains minister for Brexit opportunities, Jacob Rees-Mogg, said on Friday that a tighter monetary policy and constrained fiscal policy would be the right response to control inflation and help ease a cost-of-living crisis.
(Reuters) – French care home group Orpea, which faces criminal complaints over how it runs its centres and treats its elderly residents, said on Friday it would not pay a dividend on 2021 earnings and announced a financing scheme with its lenders as it faces major
LONDON (Reuters) – British software company Sage met market expectations with a 4% rise in organic operating profit for the six months to end-March on Friday and said its margin was expected to trend higher in the second half and beyond.
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. loans have outperformed other debt instruments this year because of the protection they offer from rising interest rates, but a sharp deterioration in financial markets over the past few weeks has spilled even into this traditional safe haven.
OSLO (Reuters) -Norwegian Air posted a loss for the first quarter on Friday and said rising fuel costs will partly offset the positive effects of increased bookings for the summer season.
(Reuters) – German telecoms group Deutsche Telekom reported first quarter core profit just above market estimates on Friday and raised its guidance for 2022.
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Saikat Chatterjee and Davide Barbuscia