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China central bank sees benchmark rate cut

China’s central bank is not yet ready to cut benchmark interest rates to spur the slowing economy, despite cooling inflation and a stronger yuan, which have fanned market expectations of such a move, policy sources told Reuters, according to Reuters....

Saudi Aramco to sign China refinery deals as crown prince visits

Saudi Aramco plans to sign preliminary deals to invest in...

Dollar inches up after Fed minutes

The dollar inched up on Thursday after minutes from the...

Sony to beef up chip business with new engineers

Sony Corp said on Thursday it will assign 40 per...

Trade weakness likely to extend into Q1: WTO

Trade weakness is likely to extend into the first quarter...

Kuroda says BOJ ready to ease if yen rise hurts price goal path

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the...

Indonesia central bank to hold key rate: Reuters poll

The Bank Indonesia will keep interest rates on hold on...

US-China trade war major threat for global economy: ICCB

The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) has described the trade...

Trade tariffs cost US businesses $2.7b in Nov

US businesses paid an additional 2.7 billion US dollars in...

French jobless rate falls to near 10-year low

France’s unemployment rate fell unexpectedly at the end of last...

US public debt reaches record high

The US public debt has reached a record high of...

Singapore retail sales decline 6pc in Dec 2018

Singapore's retail sales decreased by 6.0 per cent year on...

Malaysia's IPI increases 3.1pc y/y in 2018

Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 3.1 per cent year-on-year...

IMF team to visit Sri Lanka February 15

Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Sri...

China's PPP projects drive $2t investment in 2018

China’s public-private partnership (PPP) projects drove13.2 trillion yuan (about 2...

RBI reduces repo rate by 25 points

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the repo...

New Zealand's unemployment rate jumps to 4.3pc

New Zealand's unemployment rate rose to 4.3 per cent in...

Trump nominates WB critic to take its helm

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the World...

Puerto Rico restructuring deal gets court approval

Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island and unincorporated US territory, has...

RBI likely to change monetary policy stance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to change...

Oracle study examines how data and analytics can bring finance and HR teams together

A short-term mindset and entrenched cultural habits are the biggest...

US economy adds 0.3m jobs in January

The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 304,000 jobs in January,...

Pakistan introduces expatriates' bond to handle payments crisis

Cash-strapped Pakistan on Thursday launched a bond scheme for its...

Japan's jobless rate falls in December

Japan’s jobless rate fell in December and the availability of...

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