Analysis-Caught between riots and debt crises, African countries cut fuel subsidies
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Abdoulaye Diallo is paying over 50% more to fill up his “thiak-thiak” motorbike taxi…
Economy
Marketmind: Zuckerberg takes on Musk; RBA stands pat
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee: It looks like we might be…
Japan’s currency diplomat says Tokyo in constant FX dialogue with US
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top financial diplomat Masato Kanda said on Tuesday authorities were in…
US manufacturing slump deepens, factory gate price pressures subdued
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing slumped further in June, reaching levels last seen when the nation was…
China to restrict exports of chipmaking materials as US mulls new curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced…
Malaysia central bank to hold key rate on July 6, may not resume tightening: Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 3.00% on Thursday…
Factbox-Japan’s toolkit to combat sharp yen declines
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities are facing renewed pressure to combat the yen’s fresh declines driven by market…
What would Japanese intervention to boost the weak yen look like?
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities are facing renewed pressure to combat a continued yen fall driven by market…
South Korea consumer inflation hits 21-month low
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s consumer inflation slowed more than expected and hit a 21-month low, official data showed on Tuesday,…
Twitter says users must be verified to access TweetDeck
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Twitter users will soon need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, the social media…