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Central bank deputy Shinichi Uchida to lead press conference after chief Kazuo Ueda hospitalised last week
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The yen pared gains against the dollar after the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level since 1995.
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The European Union’s top diplomat said China has been training Russian troops to fight in Ukraine, sharpening Brussels’ criticism of Beijing’s enabling role in the conflict as the bloc weighs a tougher economic and security stance.
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Middle Eastern crude markets weakened as the US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz spurred optimism around an increase in flows from the oil-rich region.
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China Evergrande’s liquidators are seeking a judicial review of a HK$1 billion ($127.6 million) shareholder compensation deal a regulator struck with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Hong Kong affiliate.
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Lower crude prices improves inflation outlook and eases pressure on current account deficit.
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China’s consumer spending contracted last month for the first time since the pandemic and investment deteriorated, exposing risks still facing the economy even as it benefits from booming exports and a deescalation in tensions around Iran. UBS Securities Chief China Economist Yu Song shares his analysis. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Retail sales decline for first time in more than three years and fixed asset investment slump deepens
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Foreign investors returned to Chinese sovereign bonds in May for the first time in over a year, drawn by the market’s resilience while a brutal selloff battered global debt.
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Morgan Stanley made substantial cuts to its oil-price forecasts for the coming quarters as the interim deal between the US and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz stands to revive regional output and boost supplies.
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Chinese oil refiners sharply reduced output last month to the weakest level in nearly four years, after the country’s crude imports plunged to an eight-year low due to the near-halt to shipments from the Persian Gulf.