Japan's core consumer prices were unchanged in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for a 0.1 percent annual gain. Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 0.4 [...]
European stocks slipped on Wednesday, failing to draw strength from a record run for Wall Street’s S&P 500, as investors feared a resurgence in corona-virus cases could affect the economic recovery in the continent. Eurozone governments will consider shutting down parts of the economy again to control what is increasingly looking like a second wave [...]
At its Aug.4 policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held its cash rate at a record low of 0.25% in an expected decision. It slashed rates in an emergency meeting in March. Australia's central bank does not need to further ease policy for now as its package of measures was working broadly as [...]
