Economy

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China has approved separate insurance units to be set up by BNP Paribas (OTC:BNPQY) and Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU), a regulator said on Friday, as it looks to…

(Corrects to say 7-day repo rate has already been cut by 20 bps, MLF rate already cut by 30 bps) BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s central bank governor said on Friday the…

(Reuters) -China’s economy grew at the slowest pace since early 2023 in the third quarter, and though consumption and industrial output figures for last month beat forecasts a tumbling property…

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Consumer inflation in Tokyo for October likely undershot the central bank’s price target for the first time in five months, a Reuters poll showed…

By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices fell at the fastest pace since May 2015 in September, official data showed on Friday, despite increased efforts…

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s central bank and financial regulators have held meetings with key financial institutions, urging them to swiftly implement expansive policies to support the economy and the capital markets.…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output in September grew 5.4% from a year earlier, up from a 4.5% pace in August, providing some encouragement to policymakers as they step up…

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Friday that recent currency moves are “somewhat one-sided and rapid,” in a fresh warning against speculative…

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is expected to have slowed in the third quarter, dragged by a prolonged property downturn and weak consumption, maintaining pressure on policymakers…