Economy

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service-sector sentiment improved in December but companies expect conditions to sour ahead, a government survey showed on Tuesday, a sign the rising cost…

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth is likely to slow to 4.5% in 2025 and cool further to 4.2% in 2026, a Reuters poll showed, with policymakers…

LONDON (Reuters) – High government spending and a growing need among big economies – from the United States to Britain and France – to tap bond markets to fund their…

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia’s second largest economy should push to legalise online gambling, which he said could net the government…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan France’s new government faces a big test today. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to lay…

Investing.com– China’s economic growth is expected to slow to 4.0% in 2025 as it contends with potential US tariff hikes and ongoing property sector challenges, according to a UBS research…

By Leika Kihara YOKOHAMA (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week as prospects of sustained wage gains heighten and the U.S. policy outlook…

By Samuel Shen and Summer Zhen SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Day-trader Lu Delong’s optimism for a China stocks rally quickly evaporated in the first week of the year when, just…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will keep cutting interest rates and should end policy restriction in the coming months, but looming trade tariffs, which may not even be…