Economy

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, data showed on…

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States will leave the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday, after being formally notified…

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  Investors divert their focus away from Washington on Friday for the first time since President Donald…

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has scrubbed a “Diversity and Inclusion” section from its website, with previous links to a statement of the U.S. central bank’s…

By Elisa Martinuzzi and Brad Haynes DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Brazil’s debt market will likely continue to thrive in 2025, with a potential increase in equity activity in the second…

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging markets could be seeing a dreaded “sudden stop” of capital flows as President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policies pump up the U.S. economy…

By Brad Haynes DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Nigeria needs to double economic growth within the next year or two from an annualized rate of 3.5% in the third quarter to…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate could vote to confirm Republican President Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, this weekend, Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday. The…

DAKAR (Reuters) – The U.S. plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa’s health initiatives, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, calling…