WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank announced on Thursday a new gender strategy aimed at boosting economic opportunities for…
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates next week,…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone sales in China slipped 0.3% while rival Huawei posted a 42% surge in…
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on the defensive on Friday following its biggest drop in…
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen languished near a three-month trough on Friday and was headed for…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Friday while keeping the interest rate unchanged.…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said the downside risk to the government’s forecast of 2.6% for this…
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed recent exchange-rate…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s political parties are promising to raise the minimum wage, a step that may…