Thailand's parliament started debate on Monday on a budget bill that projects a bigger 700 billion baht ($22.41 billion) deficit for the 2022 fiscal year starting Oct. 1, as the government attempts to revive an economy hit by coronavirus outbreaks.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars were locked in limbo on Thursday as the world waited on U.S. jobs figures to clarify the outlook for global interest rates, with another batch of upbeat domestic data unable to compete for attention.
Foreign investors turned net buyers of Japanese shares for the first time in three weeks, for the week to May 28, as a pickup in domestic vaccinations boosted hopes of faster economic normalcy.
European Central Bank policymaker Jens Weidmann opened the door on Wednesday to buying fewer bonds from polluting companies under the ECB's stimulus programmes, dropping his opposition to taking such an active role in the fight against climate change.