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Thai economic uncertainty has increased, central bank minutes say
UNCERTAINTY around the Thai economy has significantly increased primarily due to the unclear impact of possible US economic policies,…
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Oil prices firm on hopes of US policy support for economic growth
OIL prices inched higher on Monday (Dec 23), along with other risk assets, after US data showed cooling inflation, reviving hopes of…
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Gold set for weekly drop; market awaits more US data for economic cues
GOLD prices were poised for a weekly fall on Friday (Dec 20) after the Federal Reserve’s verdict on its monetary policy-easing cycle noted…
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Oil drops as dour economic outlook adds to oversupply concerns
OIL prices fell on Thursday (Dec 19) after central bankers in the US and Europe signalled caution over further easing of monetary policy,…
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US: Wall Street opens flat to lower after hot economic data
WALL Street’s main indexes opened flat to lower on Thursday (Dec 12) after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended the previous session on a…
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Germany needs 'reliable economic policy decisions,' institute urges
A billboard of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich e. V. Dresden branch. Arno…
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Housing crisis, economic woes and Trump: How Canada turned against immigrants
TORONTO — Canada long sold itself as a beacon for immigrants, who were widely viewed as key to economic growth in a vast nation with a…
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Germany's Steinmeier praises Nigerian economic reforms in Abuja talks
Nigeria's doors are wide open to business, President Bola Tinubu told his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the capital Abuja…
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Germany's Scholz to speak on economic relations with Ukraine
The German-Ukrainian Economic Forum is set to take place in Berlin on Wednesday, with the focus on Ukraine's economic resilience after…
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Polls open in general election in Ghana overshadowed by the worst economic crisis in a generation
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Polls opened in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana Saturday, poised to be a litmus test for democracy in…
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Ghana chooses new president amid hopes for economic revival
Ghana elects a new president on Saturday, with citizens hoping that a new leader will be able to pull the West African nation out of an…
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Ghanaians go to the polls with the backdrop of the worst economic crisis in a generation
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voters in the west African nation of Ghana will cast their ballots Saturday in a general election poised to be a…
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What Trump's nominations say about where trade and other economic policies might go
WASHINGTON — Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will…
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US: Wall St opens higher as investors await economic data, Powell comments
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Dec 4), with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting all-time highs as…
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Explainer: What is martial law and how does it affect business and economic activity
SOUTH Korean shares slumped Wednesday (Dec 4) after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law overnight. This was the…
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What is martial law, and how does it affect South Korea’s business and economic activity?
SOUTH Korean shares slumped on Wednesday (Dec 4) after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law overnight. This was the…
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Australia’s economic growth stays tepid in challenge for RBA
AUSTRALIA’S economic growth remained sluggish last quarter as a surge in government spending underpinned the expansion, highlighting the…
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Ford to cut 4,000 European jobs amid economic and EV challenges
Ford Motor Co. will reduce its European workforce by 4,000 employees by the end of 2027, citing economic pressures, weaker-than-expected…
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US: Wall Street opens little changed as focus moves to economic data
WALL Street was steady at the open on Tuesday (Nov 12) as focus shifted from the US election to key inflation data later in the week for…
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China’s economic rescue plan leaves commodities stuck on pause
GLOBAL commodities markets are stuck in a holding pattern after China’s latest effort to revive its economy focused on the much-needed…
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China stocks end at 4-week high as Premier expresses confidence in economic recovery
MAINLAND China stocks closed at a four-week high on Tuesday (Nov 5), after Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed confidence in the country’s…
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Recent US economic data points to a concerned Fed opening the door to series of rate cuts
BAD news is good news again. And the worse tidings that US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell can bring about for US economic…
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Battleground Nevada: Economic anxiety is visceral among the state's voters
LAS VEGAS — Retiree Madonna Raffini recently shopped for groceries for herself and her 96-year-old mother. “I went into Walmart, of all…