(Reuters) – Australia’s Aurizon Holdings on Monday reported a 34% fall in its first-half underlying profit and slashed its annual…
Australia’s top central banker to face lawmaker ire over rate hikes
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s top central banker will face a grilling at parliamentary hearings this week after surprising many with…
Singapore downgrades Q4 GDP, keeps 2023 forecast
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s economy grew slightly less than initially estimated in the fourth quarter from a year…
Australia’s IAG cash earnings jump 27% on growth across key businesses, dividend steady
(Reuters) – Insurance Australia Group reported a 26.7% jump in its first-half cash earnings on Monday, boosted by volume growth…
Geely’s EV brand Zeekr raises $750 million in fresh funding round
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Zeekr, the electric car brand of China’s Geely Automobile Holdings, is raising $750 million from five new…
Investors see Hong Kong property stocks, funds as reopening trades
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – As global investors look for ways to profit from China’s reopening from pandemic…
China Jan new bank loans jump more than expected to record 4.9 trln yuan
By Judy Hua and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -New bank loans in China jumped more than expected to a record…
Marketmind: Inflation contemplation
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. World markets this…
Rise in Canadian shareholder activism faces test next month with new rules in place
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) – A recent rise in Canada’s shareholder activism faces a reality check next month when…
Debt talks can include everything but cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Republicans say
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans say they would not cut Social Security and Medicare programs but “everything else is…