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RPT-ANALYSIS-Global bond markets signal governments must pay more to borrow long-term
Weak U.S., Japanese auctions a warning sign for marketsPremium demanded to hold long-term bonds on the riseBond vigilantes are back in markets, analysts sayBy Vidya Ranganathan and Dhara Ranasinghe SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - From ho-hum debt auctions to plunging long-term bond prices, i...Reuters
Fri, May 23
Asia must not succumb to tariff retaliation, Singapore cbank official says
SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Asian economies must remain agile and not succumb to tit-for-tat tariff retaliation, a deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Friday.Retaliatory tariffs would lead to negative supply shifts that would worsen the growth-inflation trade-of...Reuters
Fri, May 23
Lagarde speech: We must question links of dependency that we have with US
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on Friday that with US President Donald Trump’s extension of his trade war to nearly every country, we must question the links of dependency that we have with each other and, in certain matters, with the United States.Fxstreet
Thu, May 22
UK consumers turn a little less gloomy in May, GfK survey shows
MANCHESTER, England, May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's consumers turned a bit more confident in May, according to a survey published on Friday that might reflect the impact of falling interest rates and an easing of global trade tensions.Market research firm GfK's consumer confidence index rose t...Reuters
Thu, May 22
New Zealand’s Retail Sales climb 0.8% QoQ in Q1 vs. 0.1% expected
New Zealand’s Retail Sales, a measure of the country’s consumer spending, rose 0.8% QoQ in the first quarter (Q1) from the previous reading of 0.9%, according to the official data published by Statistics New Zealand on Friday.Fxstreet
Thu, May 22
Bank of Canada head warns of weak growth if tariff uncertainty persists
Governor Macklem says Q2 GDP will be much weakerQ3 could be worse if uncertainty around tariffs continueAgrees uncertainty has come down to some extentRefrained form giving any outlook for GDP after Q2By Promit Mukherjee BANFF, Alberta May 22 (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Bank of Canada head expects Q2 GDP to be 'quite a bit weaker' than Q1
May 22 (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Thursday said he expected second quarter growth to be "quite a bit weaker" than the first quarter, citing sluggish investment and the effect of U.S. tariffs.The central bank last month forecast that annualized first quarter GDP would...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Foreign investment in Mexico ticks past $21 billion in first quarter
MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment into Mexico climbed to $21.4 billion in the first quarter, a record for the period, the economy ministry said on Thursday.More than 42% of that came from the United States and Canada, "demonstrating the strength of economic relations in t...Reuters
Thu, May 22
