By Wayne Cole
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares and the yen held their ground on Monday as Japanese elections proved bad for the government but no worse than already priced in, while Wall Street futures braced for earnings from the first of the tech giants.
Investors were also hoping for some progress in trade talks ahead of President Donald Trump's August 1 tariff deadline, with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick still confident a deal... (continue reading...)
By Ankur Banerjee
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen firmed on Monday after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house as investors braced for a period of policy paralysis and market tumult in the world's fourth-largest economy ahead of a deadline on tariff negotiations with the U.S.
The Japanese markets are closed for the day leaving the yen as an indicator of investor angst. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Microsoft has issued an alert about "active attacks" on server software used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within organizations, and it recommended security updates that customers should apply immediately.
The FBI on Sunday said it is aware of the attacks and is working closely with its federal and private-sector partners, but offered no other details.
In an alert issued on Saturday,... (continue reading...)
By Lucy Craymer
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's annual consumer inflation accelerated in the second quarter but was below economists' forecasts, leading markets to narrow the odds on a rate cut next month given weakness in the broader economy.
Annual inflation came in at 2.7% in the second quarter, speeding up from the 2.5% rate in the first quarter, Statistics New Zealand said in a statement on Monday. Economists had forecast inflation... (continue reading...)
By David Milliken
LONDON (Reuters) -Asking prices for newly advertised British houses and apartments recorded their biggest July fall in more than 20 years this month, property site Rightmove said on Monday.
Prices for property put on sale during Rightmove's July period - which runs from June 8 to July 12 - were 1.2% lower than for property marketed a month earlier, the biggest June to July drop since the series began in late 2001.
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