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Asian shares fall in thin trading after rout on Wall St

Asian shares are lower following a sell-off Friday on Wall Street

The Independent UK

Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry

Muslims are observing the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, typically marked with communal prayers, celebratory gatherings around festive meals and new clothes

The Independent UK

Labor's lead steady in Newspoll and gains in Resolve; how the polls moved during past campaigns

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 27-30 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged since last week. Primary votes were 38% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 5% One Nation (up two), 4% UAP (steady) and 6% for all Others (down three).

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Rate of UK dividend growth far outstripping wage increases, says report

Thinktank says workers would have £2,100 a year more on average if wages over past two decades matched shareholder payout rises

The Guardian - UK

Powell’s Fed set to go big and keep going until inflation tamed

Jerome Powell doesn’t like to bless bets in financial markets, but he could shift the needle this week on how high investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to cool overheated prices.

Tribune News Service

Diesel users run into reality check

The government's decision to reduce financial pressure on its coffers by allowing the price of diesel to gradually increase starting from this month -- having been capped since October 2021 -- will result in households and businesses experiencing a harsh economic reality.

Bangkok Post

Central banks hunt in packs. Here's why ours ought to be wary about lifting the cash rate

The Reserve Bank’s cash rate is in the news, and in an unwelcome way for the first time in 11 years.

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Sydney news: Men arrested at gangland funeral to face court

MORNING BRIEFING: The men arrested at the funeral of gangland figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad will face court as those responsible for the murder remain at large.

ABC News

Asda boss warns food prices will 'soar even higher and stay high'

The price of your food basket isn't set to reduce any time soon

Leeds Live

Will the RBA lift the cash rate this week to counter inflation – or wait until after the election?

Analysis: The Reserve Bank of Australia finds itself in a strategic and political bind. Credibility is at stake

The Guardian - AU

Job advertising shows small fall in April

Job advertising eased by 0.5 per cent in April, but was still 26.3 per cent higher than a year earlier and pointing to strong employment gains ahead.

AAP

Bank of England ‘duty bound’ to trigger recession to curb inflation

Ex-official says policymakers must shrink the UK economy to limit upward pressure on prices made worse by Brexit

The Guardian - UK

France: Low growth and inflation increase risk of stagflation

Income growth has stagnated as prices for essential goods and energy are on the rise. New figures from France’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) indicate that France could be entering a period of stagflation.

France 24

When it comes to food prices, the Canadian government's hands are tied

The rhetoric around inflation and increasing food prices has become a point of emphasis for politicians, particularly for those in opposition to the incumbent government.

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Asda boss speaks out on rising cost of food and how prices have been affected by war in Ukraine

The supermarket firm's chairman Lord Rose made these comments during an interview on Sunday morning

Manchester Evening News

Asda boss warns food and oil prices could continue to increase in ‘knock-on effect’ of inflation

"I am afraid there is knock-on effect for all raw materials"

Daily Mirror

Asda boss warns food prices will soar even higher and Tories must do more to help

Tory peer Lord Stuart Rose said prices 'are going to go higher' than 6%, will stay high 'for quite some time', and even he will be making choices about what he does and doesn't buy

The Independent UK

Tensions over cost of living surface, as Kwarteng sets face against ‘arbitrary’ windfall tax on energy firms

Asda boss warns government has been ‘slow’ to react to rising prices

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The Guardian - UK

Policymakers need data about us despite privacy fears

Governments need accurate and detailed information about citizens to tackle anything from Covid to climate change

Reuters

Turkish police detain dozens in May Day demonstrations

Turkish riot police detained dozens of protesters trying to reach Istanbul's main Taksim Square for May Day demonstrations against economic hardship caused by raging inflation.

Wales Online

Asda boss issues statement on the rising cost of food

The grocer's chairman Lord Rose was interviewed on Sunday morning

Tribune News Service

This is where inflation runs hottest in America. Just ask voters

Few places in the U.S. have felt the sting of inflation like Arizona’s largest city, Phoenix, an unwelcome problem for Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly as he wages a reelection bid that is crucial to his party’s efforts to keep control of Congress.

The Times of India

HDFC raises lending rate by 5 basis points; EMI to rise for existing borrower

NEW DELHI: Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd on Sunday raised its benchmark lending rate by 5 basis points, a move that will increase EMI for existing borrowers.

The Guardian - US

Republicans return to politics of immigration as midterm strategy

Hearings with homeland security secretary about the US-Mexico border also revealed rifts within Democrat ranks

The Conversation

A gloomy May Day awaits Nigerian workers

Imagine you live alone and walk into a local food market in Lagos, the Nigerian commercial capital, to buy a week’s worth of basic food items. In less than 15 minutes, you would find that you’ve spent at least 10,000 Naira (or US$24 at the official exchange rate of US$1…

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