Economy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank announced on Thursday a new gender strategy aimed at boosting economic opportunities for women and enabling their participation in the global economy through social…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output likely rebounded in September, led by a recovery in auto production, but sustained solid growth may be uncertain on lacklustre global demand, a Reuters…

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global hedge funds dumped China and broader emerging markets shares while buying U.S. equities in a sharp rotation in October ahead of the…

By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates next week, and probably signal a less dovish policy outlook due to receding…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on the defensive on Friday following its biggest drop in a month against major peers, as it tracked a retreat in…

BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone sales in China slipped 0.3% while rival Huawei posted a 42% surge in the third quarter of 2024, as competition intensifies in the world’s…

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen languished near a three-month trough on Friday and was headed for a fourth straight weekly loss, ahead of an election in Japan…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Friday while keeping the interest rate unchanged. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) issued 700 billion yuan ($98.36…

By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed recent exchange-rate moves, among other topics, in a bilateral meeting held on Thursday,…