BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s January air passenger traffic rose 34.8% from a year earlier, the aviation regulator said at a…
Debt in focus as G20 finance chiefs meet in India
By Aftab Ahmed and Christian Kraemer NEW DELHI (Reuters) – G20 finance and central bank chiefs meet in India next…
Canadian Senate calls for Bank of Canada to be more transparent
(Corrects to remove repeated quote in paragraph 6) (Reuters) – A Senate committee on Wednesday called for greater parliamentary oversight…
China’s new home prices rise in Jan for first time in a year
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices rose in January for the first time in a year, official data showed on…
Australia employment falls for second month, jobless at 8-mth high
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia employment surprised in January by falling for a second straight month while the jobless…
Japan logs record merchandise trade deficit in Jan as export growth slows
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Growth in Japan’s merchandise exports slowed sharply in January amid weakening Chinese demand for…
South Korea bank shares slide amid political push to share profit
By Choonsik Yoo SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s biggest financial groups saw their share prices fall on Thursday as investors interpreted…
Economic growth slowed in tourism-reliant Thailand in Q4: Reuters poll
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) – Thailand’s economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as reduced exports and…
ECB 50-basis-point hike in March a done deal, May and June undecided: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will raise its deposit rate at least twice more, taking…
U.S. could face debt-ceiling crisis this summer without deal, CBO warns
By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Treasury Department will…