W Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political and economic group...
Israel's inflation slips to 4-month low of 3.4% in November
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's inflation dipped in November, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Sunday, but staying above target and likely not...
Italy's Meloni pledges financial discipline as parliament debates budget
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she would lead the government responsibly until the end of its mandate as parliament...
Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France's new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase subsidies for private...
Top 5 things to watch in markets in the week ahead
-- The end of the year is coming into view but before then the Fed will deliver its final policy decision for 2024, along with the Bank of Japan and the Bank of...
South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
By Heekyong Yang and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's acting president, Han Duck-soo, moved on Sunday to reassure the country's allies and calm financial markets a day...
BCA on why Trump's immigration policies may not mean a tighter jobs market
-- BCA Research challenged the assumption that Trump’s immigration policies will tighten the labor market and stoke inflation in a note to clients this week. An...
TD Cowen 2025 view: Breaking down AI’s impact on multiple levels
-- Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is expected to profoundly transform the global economy in the coming years, with the U.S. at the forefront. In a recent...
How consumers and business might be impacted by potentially sweeping tariffs
-- The introduction of potentially sweeping tariffs could significantly reshape the economic landscape for both consumers and businesses, as flagged by analysts at...
South Korea vows to keep markets stable after Yoon's impeachment
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's finance ministry vowed on Sunday to continue to swiftly deploy market stabilising measures as needed to support the economy after President Yoon Suk...