Economy

Investing.com – US stock futures pointed slightly lower, with traders gauging the staying power of a post-election rally in equities. Data shows that the global cryptocurrency market’s valuation has surged above…

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet approved soft loans worth 55 billion baht ($1.58 billion) to boost the property sector, a deputy finance minister said on Tuesday. The loans are for…

Investing.com – The UK unemployment rate increased by more than expected in September, data showed Tuesday, piling the pressure on the Bank of England to continue easing monetary policy. According…

By Uditha Jayasinghe HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants…

By Makiko Yamazaki and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) – Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over how…

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s Pakistan mission chief Nathan Porter held an initial meeting with the country’s finance minister in Islamabad on Tuesday, the finance ministry said in…

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee With President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party looking likely to claim a majority in both chambers of…

(This Nov. 8 story has been refiled to drop the repetition of Xi’s title and to correct the spelling of his given name, in paragraph 6) By Marco Aquino LIMA…

(Reuters) – China is preparing to reduce taxes on home purchases, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Regulators are developing a proposal that would enable…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is not planning any tax hike to finance its 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) plan to support domestic semiconductor and artificial intelligence projects, industry minister…