Economy

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – The European Union expects to close the trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur by the end of the year, the EU commissioner for…

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations, amid a positive economic growth outlook and steady inflation. At its…

WARSAW (Reuters) – Decarbonising Poland by 2050 would require investments worth about $450 billion, but could boost gross domestic product by an extra 4%, according to a World Bank report…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a wild ride in markets with the dollar and Wall Street futures surging while…

(Reuters) – Traders trimmed bets Tuesday on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next year, as early tallies for the U.S. presidential election rolled in through the evening.  Traders of futures…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s outbound shipments likely rose at a faster pace in October, buoyed by better weather and steep discounts even as manufacturers and other major exporters report a…

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank is ready to stabilise the rupiah, including through intervention if there was excessive volatility, an official said on Wednesday after the currency weakened as…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar rallied broadly on Wednesday and bitcoin jumped to an all-time high as investors returned to so-called “Trump trades” with initial results trickling…

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY(Reuters) – U.s. stock futures and the dollar pushed higher in Asia on Wednesday as early results from the U.S presidential election suggested the race remained too…