By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The battered yen jumped against the dollar on Friday,…
Japan’s wine tipplers see glass half empty as weak yen pushes prices higher
By Tom Bateman and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – The weak yen forced Suzy Iwamoto to raise prices on imported…
Google, Netflix under scrutiny in South Korea over network fees
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament saw heated debate on Friday over proposed legislation to make global…
Rouble firms past 61 vs dollar to 2-week high on tax payments support
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -The rouble strengthened past 61 to the dollar on Friday to a two-week high, supported…
Marketmind: Tbond tension snaps sentiment
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Politics may be painful, currencies restive…
Japan’s inflation hits 8-year high in test of BOJ’s dovish policy
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer inflation rate accelerated to a fresh eight-year high of…
Sri Lanka consumer inflation hits record 73.7% in September
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose to a new high of 73.7%…
Japan’s Olympus names Stefan Kaufmann as next CEO in medtech pivot
TOKYO (Reuters) – Olympus Corp said on Friday that Stefan Kaufmann would become the endoscope maker’s chief executive next year,…
KKR, others to invest $500 million in India’s UPL units
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’ UPL Ltd said on Friday U.S. investment firm KKR & Co Inc and others would invest…
Trafigura signs $800 million loan agreement with Germany
(Reuters) – Commodities trading firm Trafigura said on Friday it had signed an $800 million five-year loan agreement guaranteed by…