Article content (Bloomberg) — Argentina has no time to make gradual economic adjustments as it faces soaring consumer prices and its sixth recession in a decade, according to a top International Monetary Fund official. With just a week to go before a key presidential election, annual inflation has spiked to 138%. The central bank was […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Chinese commodities imports remained buoyant in September as the economy showed some signs of recovery and traders pinned their hopes on further stimulus from Beijing. Construction and factory activity typically revives in the autumn after the summer lull, helping to narrow the decline in China’s total imports and supporting demand for […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Mari Yamaguchi Published Oct 12, 2023 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government asked a court Friday to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business China’s consumer inflation rate unexpectedly flatlined in September while factory-gate deflation persisted, suggesting the economy’s path to growth is still fragile and in need of additional support. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Bloomberg News Published Oct 12, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Motorists wait at a […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Macquarie Asset Management is in talks with investors to raise as much as $11.5 billion in total for a trio of funds dedicated to Asia Pacific infrastructure, global renewables and energy transition, according to the people familiar with the matter. The Macquarie Group Ltd. unit is in discussions with prospective limited […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.’s second-quarter profit narrowly missed street estimates, underscoring how worries about an economic slowdown continue to curtail tech spending. Net income rose 8.7% to 113.4 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) in the quarter through September. Analysts, on average, had projected a profit of 114.09 billion rupees. Sales climbed 7.9% […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press David Koenig Published Oct 12, 2023 • 4 minute read Join the conversation Article content A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit’s big three carmakers, although approval of the workers’ other demands is more […]
Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States likely eased again last month, though the decline might have slowed since summer, a reminder that the outsize price pressures of the past two years will take more time to cool. Consumer prices are forecast to have risen 0.3% from August to September, according to […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Shares in Asia advanced before a report that’s expected to show a slowing in US inflation, which will help shape the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s next steps. A move by China’s sovereign wealth fund to buy shares of the country’s largest banks fueled further optimism. Author of the article: […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — An Australian court backed the government’s decision to approve expansions of two coal mines in a case that’s challenged the climate credentials of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s administration. Justice Shaun McElwaine upheld a decision by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to authorize the Whitehaven Coal Ltd. and MACH Energy Australia Pty. projects, […]