Australia’s trade minister seeks end to trade curbs on visit to Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Australia’s Trade Minister arrived in Beijing On Thursday to meet his Chinese counterpart, as Canberra pushes for…
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Number of internally displaced people hits record due to war, climate change
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to…
Yellen warns US default would threaten global economy, undermine its leadership
By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday urged Congress to raise the $31.4 trillion…
Marketmind: Disinflation cheer, debt cap fear
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Investor relief that ongoing U.S. disinflation…
Analysis-China’s deposit pile stands in the way of recovery
By Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s increasingly urgent efforts to tip its mountain of savings into…
Yellen says G7 members looking at how to counter China’s ‘economic coercion’
By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said many members of the Group…
Chinese baby product firms seek to age up, sell more abroad as population falls
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – For many of China’s manufacturers of baby and children’s products, painful reverberations from…
Rolls-Royce turnaround moving ‘at pace’ under new CEO
By Sarah Young and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British engine maker Rolls-Royce said the new CEO’s plan to boost the…
Brazil’s Haddad raises concerns about economic situation, drought in Argentina
By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad expressed serious concerns on Thursday that Argentina’s economic…
ASEAN will not give up on Myanmar peace despite no progress – minister
By Kate Lamb LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (Reuters) -Southeast Asia’s ASEAN grouping will not give up trying to end violence in…