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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were muted on Monday, as investors awaited comments from a bunch of policymakers and data to gauge the outlook for interest rates and the…

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even before the Federal Reserve approved its outsized half-percentage-point interest rate cut last week, financial markets had begun making credit cheaper…

Investing.com — Statements from several Federal Reserve officials this week will likely be closely watched as traders attempt to determine what the central bank will do next after it signalled a…

HELSINKI (Reuters) – The Finnish economy is recovering from recession but public debt continues to grow, the Nordic country’s Finance Ministry said on Monday. The ministry cut its 2024 gross…

Investing.com — Emerging markets have often been seen as highly vulnerable to external shocks and global economic cycles, but as we look ahead, a more nuanced picture is emerging.  Recent…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone exporters will continue to struggle for years to come as high energy cost and poor labour productivity growth will weigh on their competitiveness, a European…

By Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa’s economy remains deeply divided by race, spurring political debate on the extent to which its…

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The head of South Africa’s flagship Black economic empowerment programme plans to introduce additional incentives and potential fines to improve corporate participation and curb exploitation of the…

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will postpone a hike in the minimum wage to 400 baht ($12.15) per day scheduled for October 1 by about two weeks due to a lack…