Economy

By Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) – After months of withstanding political pressure and public bickering, Thailand’s central bank on Wednesday delivered what the country’s government had been pressing for: it…

Investing.com — S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures contracts inched slightly higher on Thursday, with markets looking ahead to retail sales data and a slew of corporate earnings announcements. Taiwan…

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government still wants to see a higher inflation target that will push up prices, the finance minister said on Thursday after the central bank’s surprise interest…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The European Central Bank is expected to make its first back-to-back rate cut in 13 years…

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will expand a “white list” of housing projects eligible for financing and increase bank lending for such developments to 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion), Minister of Housing…

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares steadied on Thursday ahead of a housing policy briefing in China that has raised expectations of support for the ailing property sector,…

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian employment beat forecasts for a sixth straight month in September, while the jobless rate held steady, reinforcing the view that the labour market remains tight as market…

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar held near an 11-week high on Thursday as uncertainty over the upcoming U.S. election looms and as resilience in the U.S. economy…

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports fell for the first time in 10 months in September, data showed on Thursday, a worry for policymakers as any prolonged weakness…