Economy

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose by a marginal 0.1% in October, slowing sharply from a 0.6% monthly increase in September but the market remained resilient and was likely to gain momentum as borrowing costs fall, mortgage lender Nationwide […]

By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economy likely grew 5.0% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, nearly matching the Q2, 2024 growth rate, as robust consumption offset weak exports, according to a Reuters poll of economists. Southeast

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s rising minimum wage is likely to push up inflation mainly through higher services prices, the central bank said on Friday, signalling confidence over prospects that inflation will sustainably hit its 2% inflation target. Sustained,

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian markets started what could be a momentous month warily, with shares mostly lower and Treasury yields near three-month highs on Friday, while investors wait for U.S. jobs data, although a rate cut next week

(Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s manufacturing sector returned to expansion in October, recovering from its first slide into contraction in more than two years, a business survey showed on Friday, boosted by a sharp uptick in new export orders. The

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Asian markets started what promises to be a momentous month on the cautious side, with investors shunning risk assets ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs data and

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia’s manufacturing activity stagnated in October as a rebound in China failed to give much of a boost to regional factories, private surveys showed, a discouraging sign for policymakers bracing for a potential escalation

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s headline annual inflation rate cooled in line with expectations, but its core inflation rate accelerated to its highest in over a year, official data showed on Friday. The October headline inflation

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan must fund any additional spending plans within its budget rather than issuing more debt, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, urging the government to get its fiscal house in order as the central

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian household spending fell in September as consumers cut back on clothing and cars, data showed on Friday, further confirmation that billions of dollars in recent tax cuts were being saved rather than spent.