U.S. finds no currency manipulation in 2023, Japan added to monitoring list

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said no major trading partner appeared to manipulate its currency last year, but it added Japan to a foreign exchange “monitoring list,” alongside China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Germany, which were on the previous list. The Treasury’s semi-annual currency report also found that no major trading…

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More worries for China, sales at big e-commerce festival drop for first time

By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Sales fell for the first time ever at China’s blowout mid-year e-commerce sales festival as consumers remain cautious about spending as the economy sputters, according to third-party data estimates released on Wednesday. Combined gross merchandise volume (GMV), a widely used proxy for e-commerce sales, reached 742.8 billion…

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Adobe raises full-year revenue forecast on robust software demand

(Reuters) -Photoshop maker Adobe raised its revenue forecast for fiscal 2024 on Thursday as more businesses and consumers take to its artificial intelligence-powered editing tools amid signs of an easing economy. Shares of the San Jose, California-based company jumped 14% in extended trading. The company now expects revenue of between $21.40 billion and $21.50 billion,…

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