TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government has opened a probe into Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok on suspicion of illegally operating…
U.S. home builder gloom persists, but some hope seen for next year
By Dan Burns (Reuters) – Confidence among U.S. single-family home builders fell for a record 12th straight month in December…
EU countries agree gas price cap to contain energy crisis
By Kate Abnett and Jan Lopatka BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after…
Factbox-How governments are trying to ease impact of inflation
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices…
Shareholders of gas group Uniper approve German bailout
By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -Shareholders in Uniper on Monday approved a state bailout that has so…
Yen for change
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. World markets head into the final…
S.Africa Finance Minister: Ramaphosa re-election suggests policy continuity
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) party…
United Arab Emirates to host next major WTO meeting in Feb. 2024
GENEVA (Reuters) – The next World Trade Organization ministerial conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in…
ECB’s strong policy response needed for next half year, Kazimir says
(Reuters) – The inflation outlook requires the European Central Bank to continue with its strong policy response, and interest rates…
ECB’s de Guindos says changing inflation goal will hurt credibility
MADRID (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will not revise its mid-term price stability goal of 2% as that would…