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China sales accelerate for global automakers in September

Chinese cars wait for export at a port in Dalian, Liaoning province October 15, 2012. REUTERS/China Daily/File Photo Honda (7267.T) and Nissan (7201.T) reported on Tuesday their strongest monthly vehicles sales growth for China this year in September, thanks t... More »

Bank of Korea seen holding in October on household debt risk

The logo of the Bank of Korea is seen on the top of its building in Seoul, South Korea, July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji South Korea’s central bank is forecast to keep interest rate policy on hold on Thursday as board members weigh the risks from household d... More »

No hard limit to Basel hike of capital rules: Dijsselbloem

Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem gestures during a European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir A reform of global banking rules should focus on lenders’ internal models... More »

Dollar firm, sterling on the defensive on lingering Brexit fears

Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, British pound and Chinese 100-yuan banknotes are seen in a picture illustration shot January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo The dollar firmed on Tuesday, while the beleaguered sterling wal... More »

Oil off the boil, shares toil, sterling in trouble

A man stands next to an electronic board showing stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon World shares tapped the brakes on Tuesday as oil prices eased back from their highest level of the year, while Britain’s sterling took anothe... More »

China premier says economy improving, debt risks under control

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a joint news conference with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Naohiko Hatta/Pool China’s economy performed better than ex... More »

Belgian regions set to block EU-Canada free trade deal

Thousands of people demonstrate against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in the centre of Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2016. Reuters/Eric Vidal Southern Belgium is ... More »

Wall Street gains- oil`s rise fuels energy shares

A man stands next to an electronic board showing stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Major U.S. stock indexes gained on Wednesday, boosted by financial shares amid encouraging economic data and by the energy sector as oil pric... More »

Brexit makes euro zone sustainability less likely: JPMorgan CEO

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at a Remain in the EU campaign event attended by Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (not shown) at JP Morgan’s corporate centre in Bournemouth, southern Britain, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Britain’s ... More »

ECB could hit inflation target by late 2018, early 2019 -Draghi

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi leaves an elevator after a meeting with German lawmakers in Berlin, Germany, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt Euro zone inflation could approach the ECB’s target by late 2018 or early 2019 and so far t... More »

Bristol lung-cancer setback puts rival Merck drug in driver seat

A trader passes by a screen displaying the tickers symbol for Bristol-Myers Squibb on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, April 25, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid New data is likely to prompt doctors to abandon Bristol-Myers Squibb’s immunotherapy Opdivo... More »

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Shanghai watchdogs fine OSI and unit over meat scandal

Market watchdogs in Shanghai have fined fast-food chain supplier Shanghai Husi Food Co and its U.S. parent OSI Group [OSIGP.UL] more than 24 million yuan ($3.6 million) for making and selling sub-standard products in a meat scandal two years ago, the Shanghai ... More »

ING plans to shed 7,000 jobs, invest in digital platforms

A man walks past the logo of ING Group NV at a branch office in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 9, 2014. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters/File photo ING Groep (INGA.AS), the largest Dutch-based financial services company, said on Monday it plans to shed 7,000 jobs an... More »

Britain sets out 5 billion-pound homebuilding boost

A builder assembles scaffolding as he works on new homes, in south London June 3, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/Files Britain launched a 5 billion-pound ($6.5 billion) homebuilding stimulus package on Monday, including plans to borrow 2 billion pounds to help a... More »

U.S. office vacancy rate flat for third straight quarter: Reis

Shadows from the sun enhance the geometrical design on the facade of a skyscraper on a autumn day in New York November 10, 2014. REUTERS/John Schults U.S. national vacancy rate for the office sector in the third quarter was flat from the second, even as vacanc... More »

Four cities in China restrict property purchases

Models of residential buildings are seen at a sales center in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, September 23, 2016. Picture taken September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Yawen Chen/File Photo Four Chinese cities have announced new restrictions on property purchases as the... More »

Indonesia Sept inflation picks up to 3.07 percent year-on-year

A vegetable vendor (R) takes money from customer at a morning market in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta Indonesia’s annual inflation rate in September rose slightly from the pace in August, but remained close to near seven-year lows, da... More »

Sterling stumbles but dollar edges up as Deutsche fears recede

Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, British pound and Chinese 100-yuan banknotes are seen in a picture illustration shot January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo Sterling hit seven-week lows on Monday after Britain set a March... More »

Euro zone faces trap of low growth and low rates: ECB`s Coeure

Benoit Coeure, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), attends a Lamfalussy Lectures Conference in Budapest, Hungary, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh The euro zone risks falling into a trap of low growth and low interest rates... More »

Economic imbalances risk `destabilising` euro zone: ECB`s Draghi

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi waits to address the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Belgium, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo Economic imbalances within the euro zone risk destabil... More »

Takata`s search for a savior could drag into next year: sources

The logo of Takata Corp is seen on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The plan to sell beleaguered Takata Corp (7312.T) to a rescuer, slated by year-end, is likely to extend into next year as some bidders w... More »

Deutsche Bank says to solve problems without help from Berlin

The headquarters of Germany’s Deutsche Bank is photographed early evening in Frankfurt, Germany, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) will solve its problems without relying on help from Berlin, Germany’s flagship lende... More »

BOJ Kuroda: Closely watching yen rise impact on economy

Illustrative picture shows Japanese 10,000 yen bank notes spread out at an office of World Currency Shop in Tokyo in this August 9, 2010 illustrative picture. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central ban... More »

Yen gains after Kuroda sticks to negative rate script

Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, in this picture illustration taken January 25, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo The yen was holding strong on Monday in the face of another volle... More »

World stocks get the jitters as U.S. presidential debate looms

Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/Remote European and Asian shares retreated on Monday as investors waited to see how Donald Trump wou... More »

German business morale shrugs off Brexit to hit 28-month high

People walk on a shopping street in the southern German town of Konstanz January 17, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann German business morale rose far more than expected in September, reaching its highest level in more than two years, a survey showed on Monday, sign... More »

BOJ`s Kuroda sees no big rise or fall in bond buying for now

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The pace at which the Bank of Japan buys bonds will depend on what is needed to achieve its yield curve targe... More »

Europe`s shadow bank sector needs closer scrutiny: Draghi

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi attends a news conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Financial services are shifting away from banks in the euro zone to the so-called ‘shadow banki... More »

Sanofi may win U.S. approval of $3 billion eczema drug by March

French multinational pharmaceutical company SANOFI logo is seen at the headquarters in Paris, France, March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo French drugmaker Sanofi (SASY.PA) and its U.S. partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN.O) could win U.S. ap... More »

Time Inc names Rich Battista as CEO

Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp (2nd L) claps after ringing the bell to open trading at the New York Stock Exchange in New York June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Time Inc, publisher of Sports Illustrated, People and Time magazines, appointed Rich Battista as its chie... More »

Rolls-Royce to cut 200 more management jobs

Warren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, poses for a portrait at the company aerospace engineering and development site in Bristol, Britain December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said on Sunday it is cutting more than 200 management job... More »

Venezuela says OPEC, non-OPEC oil stabilizing deal `close`

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (C) attends the 17th Non-Aligned Summit in Porlamar, Venezuela September 18, 2016. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that OPEC and non-OPEC countries were “close” to re... More »

GM and Canada union far apart on product as strike looms

Cars pass under an overpass at the General Motors Car assembly plant in Oshawa, June 1, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo Canada’s autoworkers’ union Unifor and General Motors Co (GM.N) made little progress resolving the key issue of new investment in contr... More »

For Yellen, a September Fed surprise could close confidence gap

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting in Washington, DC, U.S. on March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Market volatility is low, U.S. census... More »

Dollar slips from two-week high, focus on BOJ and Fed meetings

United States one dollar bills are seen on a light table at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo The dollar edged lower on Monday, paring some of the gains made in the wake of strong U.S. inflati... More »

Australia forces sale of 16 foreign-owned properties since May

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison speaks to journalists at a press conference before delivering the 2016 Federal Government’s budget at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, May 3, 2016. AAP/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS Australia has forced the sale of 16 prop... More »

UK to lose passporting rights unless in EEA: ECB`s Weidmann

President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Jens Weidmann speaks during a meeting in Rome, Italy April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo Financial institutions based in Britain will lose so-called passporting rights allowing them to operate across the Europea... More »

Asia stocks rally on steady Fed bet, oil bounces

A man walks past at an electronic board showing the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against British pound (R) and Euro outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato Asian shares advanced on Monday as markets wagered the U.S. Federal Reserv... More »

Banks in China`s Henan pledge more support for local economy

Banks in the central Chinese province of Henan have pledged to extend more than 450 billion yuan ($67.47 billion) in new loans to “key sectors” this year to aid their restructuring efforts, the local regulator said in a notice published on Sunday. More »

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Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp (2nd L) claps after ringing the bell to open trading at the New York Stock Exchange in New York June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Time Inc, publisher of Sports Illustrated, People and Time magazines, appointed Rich Battista as its chie... More »

Chinese policymakers square off as economic challenges grow

A staff member is seen at Alibaba Group’s new data centre in Zhangbei, Hebei province, China September 11, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS Strong comments from China’s top state planner that the economy needed more support was most likely aimed at persuading the... More »

Bank of England deputy governor Shafik to step down in Feb 2017

Bank of England Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik speaks during the bank’s quarterly inflation report news conference at the Bank of England in London August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett Bank of England deputy governor Minouche Shafik will step down at the... More »

Selloff gathers pace as stimulus pullback fears deepen

Passersby walk past in front of electronic boards showing Japan’s Nikkei share average (L), the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar (C), British pound (R) and Euro (2nd R) outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato –... More »

Hanjin ship unloads in U.S. as fresh funds pledged

A Hanjin Shipping Co ship is seen stranded outside the Port of Long Beach, California, September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson A Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd (117930.KS) vessel is finishing unloading in California and scheduled to leave port on Monday, shipping in... More »

Factbox: Hanjin Shipping collapse – by numbers

Container vessel Hanjin Rome sits in the eastern anchorage area in Singapore September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su The collapse of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping (117930.KS), the world’s seventh-largest container carrier, has disrupted global trade networks and d... More »

Jobless recovery looms for white-collar U.S. oil workers

An oil refinery is seen in Carson, California March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Elizabeth Huber lost her job inspecting oilfield pipes nearly 20 months ago and her prospects remain bleak even as oil executives cautiously plot production and budget increase... More »

BOJ’s Kuroda says room for more easing, including new ideas

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled his readiness to ease monetary policy further using existing o... More »

Macau approves 150 tables for new Sands casino resort

The logo of Sands is seen on a gaming table inside a casino on the opening day of the Sheraton Macao hotel at Sands Cotai Central in Macau in this September 20, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd (1928.HK) said... More »

Hanjin Shipping filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection: WSJ

A crane carries a container from a ship of Hanjin Shipping at Hanjin container terminal at the Busan New Port in Busan, about 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Seoul in this August 8, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File Photo Troubled container shipper Han... More »

Hanjin Shipping shares dive 30 percent in resumed trade

The logo of Hanjin Shipping Co is seen on a replica of shipping containers at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Shares in Hanjin Shipping (117930.KS) slumped by the daily limit of 30 percent in resumed trade on Monday... More »

Japan warns Brexit may drive banks, pharma investment to EU

A British flag and an EU flag are seen in front of a monitor displaying a graph of the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan has warned Britain that i... More »

Sharp wants to team up with Japan Display in OLED: Nikkei

A man using his mobile phone walks past Sharp Corp’s liquid crystal display monitors showing the company logo in Tokyo, Japan, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Japan’s Sharp Corp (6753.T) is hoping to team up with its domestic rival Japan Display ... More »