Take Five: The last mile
LONDON (Reuters) -The end of the year is almost in sight for traders, yet the last mile will be anything but slow. Central banks in the United States, Japan and Britain meet,...
Explainer-Which German coalition plans will still be implemented?
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's political parties haven't agreed on much since Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed in November, but some laws could still...
Morning bid: Chinese consumers shut up shop
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. China has kicked off the week with some uninspiring data as retail sales in November rose just 3.0% y/y,...
Moody's Ratings raises China 2025 GDP forecast to 4.2% from 4.0%
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Moody's (NYSE:MCO) Ratings said it had raised China's 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4.2% from 4.0%, as it expected credit conditions to stabilise and Beijing's...
India's economy ends 2024 with solid momentum as business growth hits 4-month high, PMI shows
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's private sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, preliminary readings from a survey showed, helping the economy end...
China's weak consumption drags on economy as Trump tariff threat looms
By Kevin Yao and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) -China's industrial output growth quickened slightly in November, while retail sales disappointed, keeping pressure on Beijing to...
Taiwan set to hold rates steady with strong economy, lingering inflation: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank is expected to keep its policy interest rate unchanged this week and to stay the course throughout next year given the strong economy and...
China's property investment falls 10.4% y/y in Jan-Nov
BEIJING (Reuters) - Property investment in China fell 10.4% in the first eleven months of 2024 from a year earlier, after dropping 10.3% in January-October, National Bureau of...
China November industrial output rises 5.4%, above expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output rose 5.4% from a year earlier in November, quickening from October's 5.3% growth, signalling tentative stabilisation in the world's...
China new home prices fall at slowest pace in 17 months in Nov
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's new home prices fell at the slowest pace in 17 months, official data showed on Monday, as the government scaled up stimulus measures to lift the...