Forex News

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The rouble weakened on Tuesday despite increased demand for the currency ahead of month-end tax payments as President Vladimir Putin prepares to update Russia’s political and military elite on the Ukraine conflict.

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased year-on-year to 53.2% in January, after a 59.2% rise in December, the statistics department said on Tuesday.

While service sector activity accelerated in February, the manufacturing sector continued to contract despite return to output growth.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan kept its assessment of the economy unchanged in February as consumer spending remained on a recovery trend despite soft exports and factory output due to the global economic slowdown.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee:

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s household credit shrank in the fourth quarter of 2022, its first quarterly decline in nearly a decade, central bank data showed on Tuesday.

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese unit of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said on Monday it would allow customers to withdraw deposits of fiat currency and crypto assets beginning Tuesday after months of suspension.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday wage growth will likely accelerate as companies increase pay to compensate households for the higher cost of living, and cope with an intensifying labour shortage.

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Bank of Israel on Monday raised its benchmark interest rate by another half a percentage point, the eighth straight meeting it has increased rates to try to rein in inflation that remains above 5%.

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares got off to a subdued start on Monday as a U.S. holiday made for slow trading ahead of minutes of the last Federal Reserve meeting and a reading on core inflation that could add to the risk of

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was on the front foot on Monday, supported by a strong run of economic data out of the United States that traders bet will keep the Federal Reserve on its monetary policy tightening path for longer than initially

LONDON (Reuters) – The coming week will mark a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war goes on, but the world, and the markets, are in a very different place from last February.

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) dropped to $0.2 billion in January 2023, down 90% from last year as the rupee’s depreciation slowed down imports, the central bank said on Monday.

By John O’Donnell, Francesco Canepa and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian equities slipped on Friday, while the dollar hovered around six-week highs as economic data and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials revived fears that the U.S. central bank will stick to its monetary tightening path.