Category: dims

  • Analysis-China’s retail outlook dims after mid-year shopping festival flop By Reuters

    By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s retailers face a difficult near-term future after a disappointing mid-year online shopping festival that cast a shadow over the recovery prospects of the world’s second-largest economy. E-commerce sales fell for the first time during the so-called 618 Festival that ended last week, reports…

  • Canadian dollar outlook dims on expected interest rate divergence By Reuters

    By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – A Reuters poll showed that the Canadian dollar is set to rise less than previously expected over the next year if the Bank of Canada begins cutting interest rates before the Federal Reserve (US central bank) and the US election raises uncertainty. Concerning global…

  • Spain’s Socialists hail ‘new era’ in Catalonia as separatist support dims in elections By Reuters

    Written by Joan Voss BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s socialists won the largest share of the vote in Catalonia’s elections on Sunday, dealing a major blow to more than a decade of separatist rule and the dreams of independence that some still nurture in the wealthy northeastern region. The Socialists, led…