HELSINKI (Reuters) - The prospects for an interest rate cut in June by the European Central Bank assumes that there will be no further setbacks in the geopolitical situation that affect energy prices and thus inflation, ECB policymaker Olli Rehn ...

(Reuters) - Most major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Tuesday, tracking Asian shares lower as stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales for March further reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The prospects for an interest rate cut in June by the European Central Bank assumes that there will be no further setbacks in the geopolitical situation that affect energy prices and thus inflation, ECB policymaker Olli Rehn ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor plans to launch six next-generation electric vehicle (EV) models branded Ye in China by 2027, the automaker said on Tuesday. It added that it also planned to roll out a total of 10 Honda-brand EV models in ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese businesses are hoarding dollars because they expect their own currency to weaken, and that in turn is exacerbating a slide in the yuan that has been driven by wobbly stock markets and feeble growth in the world's ...

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia-focused hedge funds started 2024 with a strong first quarter, cashing in on a prolonged rally in Japanese stocks, a tentative turnaround in Chinese equities, and a boom in artificial intelligence (AI) ...

HANOI (Reuters) - Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday in Hanoi the U.S. tech giant wanted to boost its investment in Vietnam, state media reported. Cook made the statement at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla's global job cuts are hitting China, the automaker's biggest market after the United States, affecting staff in teams including sales, two sources briefed on the matter said. CEO Elon Musk on Monday told staff in an ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors have increased their allocations to stocks and commodities and dumped bonds, Bank of America's monthly fund manager survey for April showed, which they said was the most bullish such survey since January 2022. The ...

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British discount chain B&M on Tuesday forecast a 9.8% increase in full-year profit at the top end of its guidance as it reported a 10% rise in revenue helped by new store openings. The FTSE 100 retailer, which ...