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China’s livestreaming attracts young hopefuls as competition grows
Date: August 15, 2023
China’s livestreaming attracts young hopefuls as competition grows By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Only a few months after beginning her career as a livestream sales host in January, Zhang Jinyu, 28, a former model and blogger with a master’s degree in fashion management, had clocked hundreds of hours of broadcasting time working with brands...
Analysis-Point of no return: Australians fight for the right to work from home permanently
Date: August 2, 2023
Analysis-Point of no return: Australians fight for the right to work from home permanently By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Before COVID-19 sent one-third of the global workforce home, the Melbourne property surveyor that employs drone operator Nicholas Coomber called its 180-strong staff into the office every day at 9 a.m. to hand out assignments....
Unilever sees Chinese consumer confidence at ‘historical low point’
Date: July 25, 2023
Unilever sees Chinese consumer confidence at ‘historical low point’ By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer goods giant Unilever said on Tuesday that China’s declining property market and exports had sent its consumer sentiment to a historic low, having earlier this year forecast a Chinese “consumption boom”. The maker of Dove soap and Ben...
The Reserve bank of Australia paused again but keeps the door open to more hikes
Date: July 12, 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia paused again but keeps the door open to more hikes By Nikos Tzabouras, Senior Market Specialist at FXCM The Reserve Bank of Australia held rates steady in April, after ten consecutive rate increases. Policymakers did not stay on the sidelines long though, subsequently delivering two back-to-back hikes, which brought the...
German recession will be sharper than expected: Ifo
Date: June 21, 2023
German recession will be sharper than expected: Ifo BERLIN (Reuters) -The German economy will contract more than previously expected this year as sticky inflation takes its toll on private consumption, the Ifo Institute said on Wednesday while presenting its forecasts. “The German economy is only very slowly working its way out of the recession,” Ifo’s...
Dollar edges higher after larger-than-expected rise in may payrolls
Date: June 2, 2023
Dollar edges higher after larger-than-expected rise in May payrolls (Updates prices, adds unemployment rate from report in paragraph 3, adds analyst quote in paragraph 7, adds comments from Fed officials in paragraphs 8 and 9, adds FX table) By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar edged higher in choppy trading on Friday after...