Browsing: Economy

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices rose at a slower pace in May, while the steepest slump in property investment in over two decades underlined the…

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian state on Thursday imposed a three-month ban on PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) local unit from receiving new tax-related contracts – the latest repercussion…

This Monday marks Juneteenth National Independence Day, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday honoring the 158th anniversary of the last enslaved Black Americans learning that they were…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s market regulator on Thursday announced a five-month campaign that will ensure platform companies optimise their protocols, to protect the rights of consumers…

Having watched innumerable meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard participants complain that uncertainties…

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian employment blew past expectations in May, while the jobless rate edged lower and participation rate climbed to a record high,…

Ukraine’s army has launched its counteroffensive to retake territory in the east and south and sever Crimea from occupying Russia. The task is made tougher by NATO’s broader European…

By Yoruk Bahceli and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government bond market has seen its heaviest sell-off since last autumn’s “mini-budget” crisis, lifting two-year borrowing…

Fears of a U.S. recession have again subsided this week although many economists still believe a contraction is inevitable. A survey of economists by the University…

By Andy Bruce and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Bedlam in Britain’s 1.5 trillion-pound ($1.9 trillion) mortgage market, fuelled by ructions in money markets, threatens to…