Economy

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Billionaire banker Howard Lutnick has emerged as a serious contender alongside investor Scott Bessent for the top Treasury job in the new…

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen ($87 billion) to fund a stimulus package to help low-income households and…

By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal law enforcement agents raided the downtown New York home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan on Wednesday, seizing his phone and electronics, the company…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Market movement over the past week or so since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election…

TOKYO (Reuters) – The growing presence of non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) warrants attention, as some reports show they account for almost half of financial intermediations globally, Bank of Japan Deputy…

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Cross border challenges are widening the gap between the output of Europeans and Americans, who have been moving ahead since the 1990s, a study…

TAIPEI (Reuters) – The head of Taiwan’s central bank said on Thursday that he doubted that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration would penalise Taiwan given the island’s central role…

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Weak China markets dragged broader Asian shares lower on Thursday, while longer-dated U.S. bond yields rose alongside the dollar as investors assessed the monetary…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar revisited a one-year high against major peers on Thursday, as a fourth straight winning session from momentum sparked by Donald Trump’s…