A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average (top L), the Dow Jones average (top R) and the stock averages of other countries’ outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks posted their bigges... More »
File photo: A laborer works in a container area at a port in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s exports grew the most in more than two years in February, rebounding from a Lunar New Year slowdown in January, as a widening trade surplus wi... More »
FILE PHOTO: Newly-appointed Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Yukitoshi Funo arrives at his inauguration news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Bank of Japan board member Yukitoshi Funo said on Wednesday uncertainty o... More »
FILE PHOTO: Employees work along a Geely Automobile Corporation assembly line in Cixi, Zhejiang province June 21, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo China’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (0175.HK) posted its biggest profit growth in eight years on Wednesda... More »
With the U.S. workforce nearly fully employed and inflation heading toward 2 percent, the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates two more times this year and continue work on a plan to gradually trim its massive balance sheet, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank ... More »
Brian Chesky, CEO and Co-founder of Airbnb, speaks to the Economic Club of New York at a luncheon at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S. March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar Airbnb, the online marketplace for short-term lodging, is expanding its... More »
FILE PHOTO- Potential buyers look at models of a new public housing estate to be constructed in Singapore February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photos Business sentiment at Asia’s top companies rose to its highest in almost two years in the first quarter of... More »
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly U.S. banks should not cut ties with foreign clients over money- laundering worries unless officials have ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Construction is seen in the Hudson Yards area of the West Side of Manhattan in New York U.S., November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton The run-up in U.S. real estate prices could potentially amplify any future economic downturn, a Federal Reser... More »
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average (top L), the Dow Jones average (top R) and the stock averages of other countries’ outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks advance... More »
The Bank of Japan’s ambitious yield curve control policy is under attack from rising global bond yields and volatility, and analysts say the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening cycle could force Japan to abandon it sooner rather than later. More »
FILE PHOTO: New appointed Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch Germany could file a suit against the United States at the World Trade Organization ... More »
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo Euro zone money markets on Friday showed around an 80 percent chance that the European Central Bank could lift its deposit rate at its ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Scotland’s former First Minister, Alex Salmond, speaks at the party’s spring conference in Glasgow, Scotland March 29, 2015. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne Scotland could abandon a currency union with the rest of the United Kingdom if it gained independenc... More »
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at an industrial port in Yokohama, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan’s exports probably rose at the fastest pace in two years in February thanks to a softer yen and improving global demand, a Reuters poll sho... More »
FILE PHOTO: LeEco’s new Le Pro3 phone is on display during a press event in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 19, 2016. RETUERS/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco is looking to sell a 49-acre U.S. Silicon Valley property les... More »
The logos of America Movil is seen on the wall of the reception area in the company’s corporate offices in Mexico City August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Romero Antitrust measures announced last week that would split up Carlos Slim’s America Movil and open its fix... More »
FILE PHOTO: People walk past the British American Tobacco offices in London, Britain October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo British American Tobacco (BAT) said demand for its “glo” tobacco heating device overwhelmed supply in its Japan test market... More »
FILE PHOTO — Shopping carts are seen outside a new Wal-Mart Express store in Chicago July 26, 2011. REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo A Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) supplier has recalled frozen pizzas available in 11 U.S. states due to concerns about possible liste... More »
A logo of Toyota Motor Corp is seen at the company’s showroom in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Wednesday said it had agreed to a more modest wage rise than last year, as uncertainties about the global b... More »
A man (3rd L) looks at an electronic stock quotation board as passers-by walk past, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U.S. central bank policy meeting that coul... More »
Indonesia’s central bank is widely expected to keep its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday to support growth while it guards against rising inflation and capital outflow pressures. More »
An employee of a bank counts US dollar notes at a branch in Hanoi, Vietnam May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kham The dollar wobbled in a narrow range in Asian trading on Wednesday, as investors waited anxiously to see what clues the U.S. Federal Reserve would soon reveal... More »
China’s Premier Li Keqiang waves as he arrives for a news conference after the closing ceremony of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Premier Li Keqiang said on Wedne... More »
China aims to cut taxes and fees for companies by 1 trillion yuan ($144.65 billion) this year, Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday. More »
China’s Premier Li Keqiang arrives for a news conference after the closing ceremony of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday that Ch... More »
China’s Premier Li Keqiang gestures during a news conference after the closing ceremony of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee China is considering setting up debt market... More »
China’s Premier Li Keqiang gestures during a news conference after the closing ceremony of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj China needs to relocate nearly 1 million... More »
China’s Premier Li Keqiang looks as reporters raise hands during a news conference after the closing ceremony of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter China seeks balanc... More »
China’s Premier Li Keqiang gestures during a news conference after the closing ceremony of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee China will continue to push yuan exchange r... More »
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivers semiannual monetary policy testimony during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. on February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo The Federal Reserve is exp... More »
U.S. dollar note and a Euro coin are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Picture taken November 7. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The euro firmed to one-month highs against the dollar in Asian trading on Monday, after some European Central Ban... More »
Visitors walk past a logo of Lincoln at Auto China 2014 in Beijing April 20, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) luxury unit Lincoln on Monday said it plans to produce a new luxury SUV in China by late 2019. More »
FILE PHOTO – A police officer keeps watch in front of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, U.S. on October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo U.S. household wealth has hit record levels. U.S. stock prices recently hit all-time highs. Inflation ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Larry Fink, Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, takes part in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo BlackRock Inc(BLK.N), which wields outsized clout as the world’s largest asse... More »
New Zealand’s economy, which surged in 2016’s third quarter, likely cooled in the final three months, as heavy spring rain cut dairy production and a deadly earthquake struck. More »
Moody’s Investors Services said on Monday the United States will retain the rating agency’s top-notch debt rating as long as it meets its interest payments even if the government’s borrowing cap is reinstated on Thursday. More »
A construction site is seen in central Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2017. Picture taken March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Nearly two years after Thailand’s junta approved $40 billion for big transport projects to spur economic revival, it has spent barely two p... More »
People walk past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian shares rose on Monday, taking their cue from gains on Wall Street after strong U.S. job data, t... More »
FILE PHOTO – A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary policy steady on Thursday and stress that inflation is nowhere near levels t... More »
AIA Group Chief Executive and President Mark Tucker poses during a news conference on the company’s annual results in Hong Kong, China February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L), Europe’s biggest bank, tapped an outsider for its top job on... More »
FILE PHOTO – The HSBC bank logo is seen at their offices in the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo The Hong Kong-listed shares of HSBC Holdings (0005.HK) were set to rise 0.95 percent on Monday... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid U.S. stocks looked set to open higher on Friday after an upbeat monthly jobs report underscored the strength of the U.S. economy and firm... More »
People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, U.S. October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo U.S. job growth increased more than expected in February and wages rose steadil... More »
U.S. job growth increased more than expected in February and wages rose steadily, which could give the Federal Reserve the green light to raise interest rates next week despite slowing economic growth. More »
The Federal Reserve Building stands in Washington April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo U.S. short-term interest rate futures were little changed on Friday after a government report showed big job gains last month, underscoring the likelihood that t... More »
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom talks to reporters in Pasay city, Metro Manila, in the Philippines March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The European Union is seeing increased impetus around the world to move forward with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) w... More »
China’s regional governments are falling over each other to curry favor with President Xi Jinping, jostling for roles in his New Silk Road plan to boost economic and cultural links through Asia to Europe. More »
People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan’s stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Stocks rose, t... More »
File photo: Flags of G20 countries are seen outside the G20 venue before the start of the G20 Summit of major world economies in Cannes November 3, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Global efforts to create a market for growth-linked bonds that could help avert deb... More »
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Chief Executive, Elon Musk enters the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 6, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk on Friday offered to save Australia’s most renewable-energy dependent stat... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is pictured at Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo German carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a pa... More »
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi arrives for a news conference after the bank’s governing council meeting at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach The European Central Bank no longer sees a ... More »
The European Central Bank should roll back its monetary stimulus since inflation in the euro zone has reached its price stability objective, the head of Germany’s Ifo economic institute said on Thursday as the central bank gathered for a policy meeting. More »
The ZTE company logo is seen as a guest delivers a speech during the company’s 15th anniversary celebration in Beijing April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Barry Huang China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday it is opposed to the United States sanctioning Chi... More »
FILE PHOTO – Reporters raise their hands for a question during a news conference by Toshiba Corp CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa and other senior sompany officials at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo U.S. nuclea... More »
People walk in front of a store on a commercial street in downtown Sao Paulo December 4, 2014. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker Brazil’s annual inflation rate probably fell in February to its lowest level since 2010, easing below 5 percent to approach the government tar... More »
FILE PHOTO: A worker works at a construction site in Shanghai, China March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Lin Wong More »
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso takes questions from reporters at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington October 7, 2016. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday that financier G... More »
The exterior of a RadioShack store is seen in New York February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid U.S. electronics chain RadioShack Corp filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday for the second time in a little over two years, faced with a challenging retail environme... More »
A man stands in front of electronic boards showing stock prices and exchange rate between Japanese Yen and U.S dollar outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The dollar stood firm in Asia on Thursday and bond yields spiked... More »
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The run of gains on Wall Street turns 8 years old on Thursday and, despite its advanced age, is expected to rage on, with perhaps a few... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The S&P 500’s bull market run turns eight years old on Thursday as equities rebound from the sharpest recession since the Great Depressio... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo – RTSXJLG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) on Wednesday won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders about... More »
File Photo: A trader speaks on the phone during a trading session on the trading floor of Frankfurt’s stock exchange, Germany, December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Investor sentiment in the euro zone improved more than expected in March, hitting its highe... More »
Russia’s Deputy Central Bank Governor Vasily Pozdyshev speaks during an interview with Reuters in Moscow, Russia, September 20, 2016. Picture taken September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin Russia plans to extend a review of bank licenses for another two ye... More »
The central banks of Indonesia and South Korea on Monday renewed a bilateral local currency swap arrangement to promote trade and financial cooperation between the two countries, Bank Indonesia (BI) said. More »
China’s banking regulator has asked banks to inspect how they monitor their liquidity positions and how much credit risk they are carrying, according to a notice seen by Reuters. More »
A Lotte Mart is seen closed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer South Korea’s Lotte Group said on Monday four of its retail stores in China were closed after inspections by authorities, as Seoul protests at discriminating act... More »
People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai U.S. stock futures dropped and Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors weighed the near-certain pro... More »
A man works at the assembly line in the truck production plant of truck and bus-maker MAN AG in Munich, Germany July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Activity in euro zone businesses grew at its quickest pace in nearly six years in February and job creation re... More »
London Stock Exchange CEO Xavier Rolet reacts during a conference on financial regulation, in London, Britain November 11, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett If the merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse goes ahead, it would have its head office i... More »
Businessmen are seen on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district in La Defense, west of Paris, September 19, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Activity in the French private sector picked up in February to expand at a pace not seen si... More »
Loading cranes are seen at a shipping terminal in the harbour in Hamburg September 18, 2014. Picture taken September 18. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer Growth in Germany’s services sector accelerated in February after weakening to a four-month low at the start of the y... More »
Germany has offered Egypt $500 million to support its economic program and medium-sized and small businesses, the Egyptian ministry of investment and international cooperation said on Friday. More »
A currency dealer works at a dealing room of a bank in Seoul, South Korea, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji South Korean companies on Friday bore the brunt of Chinese anger over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system outside Seoul, as shares tumbl... More »
The logo of German steel-to-elevators group ThyssenKrupp AG is pictured during the company’s annual news conference in Essen, Germany, November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo Germany’s Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE) has looked at the option of splitting ... More »
People are seen at a market street in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. Picture taken on January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan’s core consumer prices rose for the first time in over a year in January thanks to a pickup in energy costs, but a slump in ho... More »
A man walks past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The dollar clung to broad gains on Friday as the risk of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike slugged sovereign bonds and comm... More »
A basket vendor walks past red lanterns serving as decorations to celebrate the new year outside a shopping mall in Kunming, Yunnan province January 6, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer Activity in China’s services sector expanded at the slowest pace in four months in Fe... More »
FILE PHOTO: Ford cars are seen on sale at a dealership of Genser company in Moscow, Russia, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Mexico’s economy minister will travel to Detroit on Friday to meet with executives from automakers Ford Motor Co (F... More »
A man works at the assembly line in the truck production plant of truck and bus-maker MAN AG in Munich, Germany July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Euro zone manufacturing growth accelerated to a six-year high in February as a weaker euro helped drive strong... More »
A worker sits next to the runway before the BCBG Max Azria Fall 2015 collection show during New York Fashion Week February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Thayer Fashion house BCBG Max Azria Group LLC filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, the latest casualty in... More »
An employee works on an assembly line producing automobiles at a factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Asian factories extended a global manufacturing revival as activity picked up steam in February, though th... More »
Dissenting Bank of Japan board member Takehiro Sato said the central bank should be open to the idea of raising its bond yield targets before inflation hits its 2 percent goal, if improvements in the economy drive up long-term interest rates. More »
Galaxy Macau, the latest resort in Macau built by Galaxy Entertainment Group, is lit up in the evening after it opened for business May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo Macau’s gambling revenue rose for a seventh month and hit a two-year high in February... More »
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the International Conference on The Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The United States’ pull-out from the Trans Pacific Partnership hurt confidence in American polic... More »
Workers direct a crane lifting newly made steel bars at a factory in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily/File Photo China needs to reallocate half a million steel and coal workers in 2017 due to capacity cuts in these indust... More »
A labourer cuts steel bars at a railway bridge construction site in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, September 12, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily China’s factory activity expanded faster than expected in February as domestic and export demand picked up, adding... More »
Traders work on the trading floor at the opening of the markets at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly U.S. stock futures were ahead late on Tuesday, indicating a higher open on Wednesday... More »
Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks during the Reuters Japan Investment Summit in Tokyo May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan will tell the United States in their economic talks that any border tax the U.S. government imposes on imports should not break World Trade Or... More »
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly U.S. stock futures pared gains on Wednesday on disappointment that President Donald Trump did not offer further d... More »
Men walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks declined on Monday, led by financials, as a renewed drop in sovereign bond yields on political concerns pro... More »
More Chinese companies are looking to raise debt offshore after Beijing approved a new funding structure last month that makes it easier and cheaper to tap foreign lenders. More »
The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas Anthem Inc. (ANTM.N) and other U.S. health insurers complained to the White House for more than a year that they were losing money on people wh... More »
FILE PHOTO — Shopping carts are seen outside a new Wal-Mart Express store in Chicago July 26, 2011. REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is running a new price-comparison test in at least 1,200 U.S. stores and squeezing packaged goods supp... More »
The Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, March 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East The lobby group for Wall Street’s structured finance companies has partnered with the trade association for the blockchain industry to explore ways blockchain t... More »
A man counts U.S dollars at a money exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The dollar recouped some ground after dipping to a two-week low against the yen in Asian trading on Monday, but it lacked momentum as in... More »
A factory floor of XCMG Group is seen in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Brenda Goh/File Photo Activity in China’s manufacturing sector likely grew modestly for the seventh month in a row in February as resources prices extended a rapi... More »
A U.S. one-hundred dollar bill (C) and Japanese 10,000 yen notes are spread in Tokyo, Japan in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano/File Photo The dollar slipped to a more than two-week low against the yen on Monday, as investors ... More »
