Argentina inflation hits 124% as cost-of-living crisis sharpens
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Argentina’s annual inflation rate shot up to 124.4% in August and hit its highest level since 1991, stoking a...
Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood
China criticises action as ‘selfish and irresponsible’ Japan and IAEA say radioactivity levels well below safe levels Initial release about 3 Olympic swimming pools worth...
Maersk warns of slower demand for container shipping
COPENHAGEN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) warned on Friday of a steeper decline in global demand for shipping containers by sea...
China state banks seen selling US dollars to prop up yuan -sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s major state-owned banks were seen selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot markets in...
European banks flag bad loan risks as global economy falters
[1/3]The headquarters of Germany’s Deutsche Bank are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo LONDON/MILAN/MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) – Europe’s major banks,...
Shares fall after little Fed surprise, China data and trade in focus
[1/2]Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26,...
US yield curve hits deepest inversion since 1981: What is it telling us?
NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) – (This July 3 story has been corrected to change Allspring Global Investments to Annex Wealth Management in paragraph 13)...
Japan finance minister warns against excessive yen weakening
[1/2]A banknote of Japanese yen is seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration TOKYO, June...
Japan’s top currency diplomat escalates warning against weak yen
[1/2]Banknotes of Japanese yen are seen in this illustration picture taken September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration Yen at 7-mth low vs dollar, 15-yr trough to...
Yellen to push for concrete actions at Paris debt summit
June 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press world leaders to take concrete actions at a summit this week on easing the...