Economy

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai consumer confidence rose for a second consecutive month in November, bolstered by government economic measures and tourism, a survey showed on Thursday. The consumer index of…

By Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria’s state with the same lightning speed that…

By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government plans to raise the country’s key taxes starting in April 2026 to fund more defence spending after a one-year delay, according to…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks gained on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s tech-led rally overnight after an as-expected reading of U.S. consumer inflation cemented bets for a Federal…

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range on Thursday after hitting a two-week high in the previous session, supported by a rise in…

(Reuters) – Britain’s housing market strengthened further in November although uncertainty over the economic outlook could curtail activity in the months ahead, according to a survey on Thursday from the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS News reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The invitation to…

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is all but certain to cut interest rates again on Thursday and signal further easing in 2025…

By Isla Binnie and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kristin Johnson, a top Democratic official at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, signalled on Wednesday she would be willing to…

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday, governing a record $895 billion in annual military spending, despite inclusion of a…