DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate eased to 3% in October from 3.1% in September, with higher food…
French unemployment eases back to 14-year low in third quarter
PARIS (Reuters) -Unemployment in France eased back to its lowest in 14 years in the third quarter, official data showed…
Carlyle launches European clean energy developer: ‘We would rather build’
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc has formed a unit to build solar…
Sterling, Big Oil and homebuilders: the winners and losers from upcoming UK budget
By Amanda Cooper, Samuel Indyk and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The moment of truth is almost here for Britain’s…
Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrinks as hot inflation, global slowdown take toll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank for the first time in a year…
JD.Com fintech unit aims to win Beijing approval for HK IPO as soon as year-end – sources
By Julie Zhu, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com…
Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Swati Bhat COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka needs to implement budget proposals and reform measures to…
Exclusive-Germany steps up emergency cash plans to cope in blackout – sources
By Tom Sims, Marta Orosz and John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German authorities are stepping up preparations for emergency cash…
IMF’s Georgieva urges G20 leaders to ‘allow trade to do its job’
By David Lawder NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned G20 leaders on Tuesday against…
China keeps key lending rate unchanged as policymakers balance yuan, economic risks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s central bank partially rolled over maturing medium-term policy loans and kept the interest rate unchanged for a…