Browsing: Economy

The numbers: The U.S. federal budget deficit widened to $129 billion in December, up from $85 billion in the same month last year, the Treasury Department…

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil will launch a program this week to encourage companies to update their machinery and acquire more modern equipment to increase productivity, Finance…

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester on Thursday threw cold water on market expectations of an interest rate cut as soon as March. Asked in an interview…

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has kicked off a key meeting of the country’s ruling party, state media KCNA…

Treasury yields finished at their lowest levels in weeks on Thursday as traders looked past a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report for December and focused on the…

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday announced its approval of contracting regulations for firms that do not have regional headquarters in the Kingdom, Saudi…

James Galbraith, the son of famed American economist John Kenneth Galbraith — who was a close adviser to U.S. President John Kennedy — has carved out…

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Some Bank of Japan policymakers called for deeper debate on a future exit from ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy makes…

Treasury yields finished mostly lower on Friday after December’s producer prices report pointed to the likelihood of a continued drop in inflation. A steep drop in…

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is planning a larger budget deficit of 713 billion baht ($20.71 billion) for the 2025 fiscal year and higher spending of 3.6…