Economy

TOKYO (Reuters) – The growing presence of non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) warrants attention, as some reports show they account for almost half of financial intermediations globally, Bank of Japan Deputy…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Market movement over the past week or so since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election…

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Cross border challenges are widening the gap between the output of Europeans and Americans, who have been moving ahead since the 1990s, a study…

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Weak China markets dragged broader Asian shares lower on Thursday, while longer-dated U.S. bond yields rose alongside the dollar as investors assessed the monetary…

Investing.com– Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said on Thursday that interest rates were restrictive enough, and will remain at current levels until the central bank was confident that…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar revisited a one-year high against major peers on Thursday, as a fourth straight winning session from momentum sparked by Donald Trump’s…

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain wants to build a slew of “megafunds” with up to 80 billion pounds ($102 billion) in fresh investment firepower, under plans for the biggest shake-up in UK…

By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Banks raised $23.5 billion by issuing investment-grade bonds on Tuesday, the biggest debt issuance by financial institutions in a single day since the beginning of…

(Reuters) -Payments giant Visa (NYSE:V) said on Wednesday the European Commission (EC) had opened a preliminary investigation into fees charged to retailers. Reuters had exclusively reported earlier this month that…

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s incoming central bank chief Gabriel Galipolo said on Wednesday that pursuing its 3% inflation target is non-negotiable for policymakers, but that there are various paths to…