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Japan Inc set to offer bumper pay hikes, paving way for BOJ stimulus exit By Reuters
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Big Japanese companies look set to formally offer hefty pay hikes at annual wage talks with unions that wrap…
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Marketmind: Amid the fog, look out for China GDP this week
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.…
Asking prices of UK homes show smallest October rise since 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Asking prices for homes in Britain have risen at their slowest pace for the time of year…
Exclusive-Britain, South Korea agree to extend tariff-free trade for two years
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and South Korea have agreed to extend a period of low or zero tariffs on bilateral…
Australia central bank sees possible cost savings in tokenisation
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Monday said tokenised money could help save billions of dollars in costs in…
Nervous markets eye Gaza as oil hovers above $90
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - hovered above $90 a barrel while equities were weak and the safe-haven dollar was…
Dollar buoyed by safe-haven bids, rate jitters
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was on the front foot on Monday in cautious trade as tensions…
Persistent US services inflation dampens oil outlook: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. service-sector businesses returned to steady expansion in the third quarter after a brief and…
Exclusive-US tackles loopholes in curbs on AI chip exports to China – official
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -The U.S. will take steps to prevent American chipmakers from selling semiconductors to China that circumvent…
Biden says U.S. is ‘working like hell’ to find American hostages in Gaza
President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S. is doing “everything in its power” to find 14 Americans being held hostage…
Job or baby? Italian women’s struggle to have both holds back growth
By Valentina Za, Giuseppe Fonte and Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) -Elena has a seven-month old baby and is about to…
Borrell says EU takes China seriously, expects same in return
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday his message to Chinese…
Will Powell join fellow fed members in endorsing a less hawkish stance?
By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com -- Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is set to take center stage next week when he…
IMF has reached goal to add $3 billion to trust fund for poorest countries-Georgieva
MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has met its fundraising target to increase concessional trust fund resources for…
Key takeaways from the IMF/World Bank meetings
MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - Overshadowed by fresh Middle East violence and hosted by a country still recovering from an earthquake,…
Euro zone labour market shows no sign of weakening: Lagarde
MARRAKECH (Reuters) - The euro zone labour market shows no sign of softening, despite a near recessionary environment and a…
Colombia eyes two rate cuts before year-end, finance minister says
By Jorgelina do Rosario MARRAKECH (Reuters) -Colombian Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla said on Saturday his ministry was working with the…
Yellen, UK’s Hunt discussed ‘joint actions to deny Russia revenue’ -US Treasury Dept
(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with U.K Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt on the sidelines of…
IMF steering committee calls for new funds, share plan by June 2025
MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund members on Saturday pledged to complete a review of quota funding by Dec.…