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Australia's net trade drags on economy in Q1 as tech, fuel imports surge
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) - Australia's net trade proved to be a major drag on the economy in the first quarter as imports of data centre equipment boomed and the value of fuel shipments ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Blackstone raises $13.1 billion for its largest Asia private equity fund
June 2 (Reuters) - Alternative asset manager Blackstone said on Tuesday it has raised $13.1 billion for its Asia private equity fund, exceeding its initial target and marking its largest such fundrais...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Dollar stuck in narrow band as traders eye Middle East, US data
By Stefano Rebaudo and Satoshi Sugiyama June 2 (Reuters) - The dollar traded in a tight range on Tuesday as investors watched for progress on a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while awa...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Japan tempers yen warnings despite renewed slide towards key 160 level
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - Japanese financial authorities held back from stepping up verbal warnings on the yen on Tuesday even as it neared the key 160-per-dollar mark, a restraint ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Oil slips after Trump says talks with Iran are ongoing
By Pooja Menon and Siyi Liu June 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices trended lower on Tuesday following the previous session's sharp gains as the market remained cautious about progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks....
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Asia stocks recover as AI optimism offsets Middle East anxiety
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - Asian stocks found their footing in unsteady trading on Tuesday as investors shrugged off doubts about the durability of a Middle East ceasefire t...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Fitch Ratings to withdraw NZ's Fonterra ratings after it ends engagement
June 2 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday it planned to withdraw its ratings on Fonterra Co-operative Group, days after the dairy producer announced it would cease its engagement with the credi...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Australia lifts minimum wage by 4.75% as inflation reaccelerates
By Renju Jose and Stella Qiu SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) - Australia's independent wage-setting body on Tuesday said the country's 2.8 million lower-paid workers will get a 4.75% pay rise from July, a nu...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
US jury finds investor Andrew Left guilty of securities fraud
By Michelle Price June 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury found prominent investor Andrew Left guilty of securities fraud on Monday, the Justice Department said, in a blow to a divisive cohort of short sellers...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
From hiking to hotpot, lonely consumers in China fuel a $7.4 billion companionship economy
(500 billion yuan in paragraph 4 changed to 50 billion) By Sophie Yu and Casey Hall BEIJING, June 2 (Reuters) - On the stone steps leading up Mount Tai, one of China's best-known peaks, hikers can boo...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026





