SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday, a Reuters poll showed, as rate cuts a month earlier squeeze banks’ profitability and…

By Siddarth S (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs has forecast the S&P 500 index would reach 6,500 by the end of 2025, joining peer Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), on the back of…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Signs are positive for European stocks’ open, with futures pointing up, and equity indices across most…

By Liangping Gao and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing and Shanghai have announced tax breaks to spur home purchases as distress in the property sector continues to drag on…

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Investors are betting a slide in the yen will force a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and are shorting bonds, buying bank…

CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that “tit-for-tat” tariffs could undermine Asia’s economic prospects, raise costs and disrupt supply chains even as it expects…