Japan offers to buy 121,516 tons food wheat via tender
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 121,516 metric tons of food-quality…
Brazil’s coffee exports jump 61% in April
Brazil’s total exports of green coffee leaped nearly 61% year-over-year in April, rising to 3.90 million 60-kg bags, industry group…
Foreign investment in Germany reaches new record
Foreign companies announced record levels of new investment in Germany last year despite the economic downturn and high energy prices,…
Big-name funds pile into real estate debt as banks retreat
Some of the world’s largest investors are making deeper inroads into lending to commercial property, as they snap up market…
German final inflation confirmed at 2.4% in April
German inflation inched up in April to 2.4%, the federal statistics office said on Tuesday, confirming preliminary data. German consumer…
US Fed’s Powell expects inflation to fall, though not as confident as before
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he expects U.S. inflation to continue declining through 2024 as it did last year,…
China c.bank seen keeping lending rate on hold, yuan constrains easing
China’s central bank is widely expected to leave a key policy rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term loans on…
US producer prices surge in April on strong services, goods
U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in April amid strong gains in the costs of services like portfolio management…
India April wholesale price index rises at fastest pace in a year
India’s wholesale price-based inflation INWPI=ECI rose 1.26% inApril, the highest pace in a year, mainly driven by food and primary…
Delayed Fed cuts could also slow ECB, Wunsch says
The European Central Bank’s first two interest rate cuts are a “no brainer” but slower than expected policy easing in…