China to expand private pension scheme nationwide from Dec 15
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday it would expand a private pension scheme nationwide from December 15, following a pilot effort, as it moves to plug a pension gap…
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After Assad’s ouster, Syrian rebel leader puts his stamp on the state
By Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria’s state with the same lightning speed that…
Asia stocks rally on Fed cut bets; Aussie jumps on jobs data
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks gained on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s tech-led rally overnight after an as-expected reading of U.S. consumer inflation cemented bets for a Federal…
Dollar holds steady despite rate cut bets; Aussie rises after jobs data
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range on Thursday after hitting a two-week high in the previous session, supported by a rise in…
Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to attend inauguration, CBS News reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS News reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The invitation to…
UK housing market gathers pace despite cloudy outlook, RICS survey shows
(Reuters) – Britain’s housing market strengthened further in November although uncertainty over the economic outlook could curtail activity in the months ahead, according to a survey on Thursday from the…
US House passes massive defense policy bill, despite transgender provision
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday, governing a record $895 billion in annual military spending, despite inclusion of a…
ECB to cut rates again and signal further easing as growth falters
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is all but certain to cut interest rates again on Thursday and signal further easing in 2025…
US CFTC Democrat says she could be a ‘gadfly’ to Republican majority
By Isla Binnie and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kristin Johnson, a top Democratic official at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, signalled on Wednesday she would be willing to…
Most Japan firms expect Trump presidency to harm business environment, Reuters survey shows
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Nearly three-quarters of Japanese companies expect Donald Trump’s next term as U.S. president to have a negative impact on their business environment, citing planned…