Fed's Powell may have made US monetary policy boring again
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For much of the past 17 years the Federal Reserve has been the central player in U.S. economic policy, throwing multi-trillion-dollar...
ECB to continue cutting rates in December, Stournaras says
ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is expected to continue cutting interest rates this month, ECB policymaker Yannis Stournaras said on Monday. "Apparently, we will...
Indonesia, Canada sign comprehensive economic partnership
By Dewi Kurniawati JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and Canada on Monday signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that aims to strengthen economic ties between...
Italy's tax system under scrutiny as study shows it favours rich
By Giuseppe Fonte, Gavin Jones and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italy's tax system is skewed in a way that lets society's wealthiest 7% pay proportionately less tax than low...
Exclusive-Top Russian banker says easing of tensions with West uncertain under Trump
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) -The next U.S. administration may make an effort to ease tensions with Moscow but Western sanctions are unlikely to be...
Japanese bank Resona says inflation is boosting SME loan demand, pay hikes
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) - The return of inflation in Japan is pushing up loan demand from the country's small and midsize firms for capital investment and digitalisation,...
Futures slip, Stellantis CEO resigns - what’s moving markets
– U.S. futures are slightly lower as the year-end comes into view, U.S. jobs data is in focus this week, Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) CEO resigns abruptly, and Canada...
Analysis-India's weak Q2 growth widens divide between government, cenbank priorities
By Aftab Ahmed and Swati Bhat NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank is under increasing political pressure to cut interest rates as soon as this week, after data...
Take Five: Not much calm, plenty of storm in store
(Reuters) -Financial markets head into a December laden with uncertainty over geopolitics, global trade and economic growth, particularly in Europe, where France is in the...
Malaysia urges Chinese firms to avoid using it to dodge U.S. tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has urged Chinese companies to refrain from using it as a base to "rebadge" products to avoid U.S. tariffs, its deputy trade minister said on Monday, amid...