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  • Six Pacific Countries At High Risk Of Debt Distress – World Bank

    Six Pacific Countries At High Risk Of Debt Distress – World Bank0

    Six Pacific countries are at a high risk of debt distress in part due to government spending to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, the World Bank said in a report on Thursday. The report, titled Raising Pasifika, said fiscal consolidation was needed in Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Tonga

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  • Commerzbank Doubles Quarterly Profit, Helped By Higher Interest Rates

    Commerzbank Doubles Quarterly Profit, Helped By Higher Interest Rates0

    Germany’s Commerzbank (ETR:CBKG) said on Wednesday that net profit nearly doubled in the first quarter, a better-than-expected result helped by higher interest rates. The bank said it sees “upside potential” in net interest income this year, and raised its forecast to 7 billion euros ($7.7 billion) from a previous 6.5 billion euros. The bank’s shares

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  • Asian Stocks Creep Higher, China Lags On Disappointing Data

    Asian Stocks Creep Higher, China Lags On Disappointing Data0

    Most Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday, tracking some overnight resilience in U.S. equities as markets awaited more cues on the world’s largest economy, although broader gains were held back by disappointing Chinese economic data. Outperformance in Japan’s Nikkei 225 index persisted, with the index up 0.9% at an 18-month high as a strong first-quarter

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  • Asian Stocks Sink Amid Pre-CPI Angst, China Extends Losses

    Asian Stocks Sink Amid Pre-CPI Angst, China Extends Losses0

    Most Asian stocks sank on Wednesday as markets hunkered down before key U.S. consumer inflation data due later in the day, with Chinese bourses down for a second straight session after disappointing trade readings. China’s Shanghai Composite and Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 indexes fell 1.2% and 0.8%, respectively, tracking weaker-than-expected import data that ramped up

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  • Asia FX Dips After Chinese Imports Disappoint, Dollar Rises

    Asia FX Dips After Chinese Imports Disappoint, Dollar Rises0

    Most Asian currencies retreated on Tuesday tracking softer-than-expected Chinese import data, while the dollar firmed ahead of more cues on the U.S. economy from key inflation data due this week. China’s yuan fell 0.1% as data showed China’s imports fell more than expected in April, indicating that local demand in the country remained dim despite

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  • Oil Prices Rise On OPEC+ Hopes, But Set For Steep Weekly Losses0

    Oil prices crept higher on Friday on the prospect of supportive measures by the OPEC+, although fears of an economic slowdown stemming from a banking crisis kept gains limited and put prices on course for their worst week this year. Media reports said that Saudi Arabian and Russian ministers met this week to discuss potential

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