The Russian rouble edged higher on Friday, hovering near 60 against the dollar as oil prices staged a light recovery, but lacking significant growth drivers going into the weekend.
German bond yields edged higher on Friday, but were still within striking distance of their lowest in almost four months as recession fears capped a tentative rebound earlier this week.
(RTTNews) - Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJIY) or IIJ, an Internet-related network services provider, reported Friday that its first-quarter 2021 profit attributable to owners of parent was 4.4 billion yen, up 25.2 percent from last year's 3.51 billion yen.
The Reserve Bank of India's key policy repo rate was raised by 50 basis points on Friday, the third increase in as many months to cool stubbornly high inflation.
Adverse weather across top rice suppliers in Asia, including the biggest exporter India, is threatening to reduce the output of the world's most important food staple and stoke food inflation that is already near record highs.
The Reserve Bank of India's key policy repo rate was raised by 50 basis points on Friday, the third increase in as many months to cool stubbornly high inflation.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars held still on Friday as investors took cover ahead of U.S. jobs data, while Australia's central bank warned the domestic economy would have to slow to curb inflation.
The Thai baht appreciated 1% on Friday ahead of a central bank meeting next week which is expected to see the tourism-reliant country at last join regional peers in policy tightening, while South Korea's won also firmed 1% on strong inflows.
The Thai baht appreciated 1% on Friday ahead of a central bank meeting next week which is expected to see the tourism-reliant country at last join regional peers in policy tightening, while South Korea's won also firmed 1% on strong inflows.