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UPDATE 1-Philippine cbank has room to further ease policy, governor says
Recasts, adds more comments from governor, background MANILA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank has room to ease monetary policy, its governor said on Thursday, following this week's data showing annual inflation stayed within its 2% to 4% target range in 2024. "There's still some roo...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
FOCUS-Unilever's Indonesia headache worsens with boycott as local brands seize the day
Boycotts, pricing erode Unilever's Indonesia market shareLocal brands Wings, Mayora Indah increasingly popularIndonesia contributed about 4% of Unilever's global sales in 2023By Richa Naidu and Stefanno Sulaiman LONDON/JAKARTA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A boycott against Unilever and other multinationals...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
China's consumer inflation slows in Dec
BEIJING, Jan 9 (Reuters) - China's consumer inflation slowed in December, while producer price deflation persisted, as Beijing ramped up policy support to bolster a faltering economy.The consumer price index crept up 0.1% last month year-on-year, slowing from November's 0.2% increase and the weakest...Reuters
Thu, Jan 9
Australia’s Trade Surplus increases to 7,079M MoM in November vs. 5,750M expected
Australia’s trade surplus increased to 7,079M MoM in November versus 5,750M expected and 5,670M (revised from 5,953M) in the previous reading, according to the latest foreign trade data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.Fxstreet
Thu, Jan 9
Australia’s Retail Sales rise 0.8 % MoM in November vs. 1.0% expected
Australia’s Retail Sales, a measure of the country’s consumer spending, rose 0.8% MoM in November, compared to an increase of 0.5% in October (revised from 0.6%), the official data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Thursday.Fxstreet
Thu, Jan 9
BRIEF-S&P Says Paraguay Outlook Revised To Positive On Potential Growth Improvement, 'BB+/B' Ratings Affirmed
Jan 8 (Reuters) - S&P: PARAGUAY OUTLOOK REVISED TO POSITIVE ON POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN GROWTH AND FISCAL TRAJECTORY; 'BB+/B' RATINGS AFFIRMEDS&P ON PARAGUAY: POSITIVE OUTLOOK INDICATES A ONE-IN-THREE CHANCE OF AN UPGRADE IN THE NEXT 12-24 MONTHS IF CONSISTENTLY STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTHS&P ON PARAGUAY...Reuters
Wed, Jan 8
