Shigeru Ishiba: the outsider set to lead Japan
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ruling party colleagues…
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Analysis-France’s new government is fragile but don’t write it off just yet
By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – It’s a mess, but it might just hold. Despite looking like the most unstable French administration in recent history, despised by…
Exclusive-Shanghai, Shenzhen to lift key home purchase curbs to boost market, sources say
(Reuters) -Top Chinese cities Shanghai and Shenzhen are planning to lift key remaining restrictions on home purchases to attract potential buyers and shore up their flagging real estate markets, four…
Column-Swiss vignette in central banking ‘plus ca change’: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – The fashionable idea that the world economy has arrived in a new more inflationary regime post-pandemic may ring hollow in Switzerland – one small…
Factbox-LDP leadership election candidates: Who’s vying to be Japan’s next PM?
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Friday in leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Here are the leading contenders based on…
Morning Bid: Beijing pulls out the policy stops
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu What a week it’s been for Beijing. China’s leadership looks to be finally coming around to…
RBI to keep repo rate at 6.50% in October, cut by 25bps in December: Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut interest rates by a modest 50 bps over the next six months, according to…
Japan factory output seen down on weak overseas demand, typhoon disruptions: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output likely slipped in August, weighed down by weak demand from overseas and local factory suspensions due to a typhoon, factors that could dent momentum…
China stocks set for best week since 2008; Japan leadership contest in focus
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese stocks are headed for the best week since 2008 as Beijing rolled out a huge stimulus package to revive the economy, lifting Asian…
Sri Lanka keeps rates steady as policy clarity from new president awaited
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Friday in line with expectations as the island nation waits for policy clarity after electing a new president…