By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO () – Japan’s biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that are likely to lead to another year of bumper wage hikes, though...
By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO () – Japan’s retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a row, meaning squeezed pr...
Investing.com– U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering imposing 10% tariffs on Chinese imports from February 1, as he raised the possibility of increased duties on several major ...
By Clare Jim, Ziyi Tang, Kane Wu HONG KONG () -After numerous measures to resolve a liquidity crisis in the property market in recent years, Beijing is expected to end up dusting off an old playbook a...
By Sinéad Carew and Johann M Cherian () – Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the and the Dow closing at their highest levels in more than a month as investors assessed Donald Trump’s fir...
By Jamie McGeever () – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Day two of the second Donald Trump administration, and exchange rates are in the global market crosshairs as investors nervously try to...
Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in December came in at 1.8% year-over-year (yoy), lower than the expected 1.9%, and a decrease from the previous month’s 1.9%. According to Bank of America, the dro...
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS () – U.S. President Donald Trump “sees great promise in the United Nations if it focuses on its founding mission of international peace and security,” his nominee to...
BERLIN () – German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month’s election, said on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump could prove an interesting partner for Europe pro...
By Abhinav Parmar () -U.S. homebuilder D.R. Horton topped analysts’ estimates for first-quarter results on Tuesday, helped by incentives and favorable housing demand. Shares of the company, which rose...
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN () – European wind shares fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump axed support for new offshore wind power on his first day in office, adding to pain in an indus...
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA () – Economists have launched a fresh wave of upward revisions to projections for Brazil’s interest rate this year, citing deteriorating inflation expectations, a weaker curr...
