ZURICH (Reuters) – Holcim’s North American business is on track to represent half of the cement maker’s sales, CEO Jan…
Hitachi Transport to issue preferred share to KKR, raise $975 million
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Hitachi Transport System Ltd said on Wednesday it would raise 127.2 billion yen ($975 million) by…
Thai central bank hikes key interest rate by 25 bps
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The following is a statement from the Bank of Thailand after it unanimously raised its key interest…
Marketmind: Running out of breath
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga After a strong start to the…
India’s 2023/24 budget likely to be cautious, cutting deficit
By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government will present a budget on Feb. 1 that will likely…
Japan PM Kishida to pick new BOJ chief while monitoring economy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a decision on the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor while…
Singapore’s December core inflation rises 5.1%
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5.1% in December, slightly higher than forecast, official data showed on…
Philippine stock market opens after delay due to technical issue
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine stock market’s opening was delayed by half an hour on Wednesday because of a technical…
RBNZ fourth-quarter sectoral factor model inflation +5.8% y/y
(Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said on Wednesday that its sectoral factor model of core inflation…
Nidec shares slide 7% after profit forecast cut
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares in Japan’s Nidec Corp slumped as much as 7% on Wednesday morning in Tokyo after the…