© Reuters. Japan’s Minister of Economic Revitalization Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during the signing agreement ceremony for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, in Santiago By Jonas Ekblom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Wednesday there were still gaps that needed to be filled before Tokyo and Washington could agree on a […]
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People inside a restaurant watch as protesters attend a demonstration in support of the city-wide strike and to call for democratic reforms outside Central Government Complex in Hong Kong By Marius Zaharia, Felix Tam and Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pun sees himself as a peaceful, middle-class Hong Kong student. […]
© Reuters. The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – The one thing Federal Reserve officials were in broad agreement about at their last meeting was this: to not tip their hands about what happens next. Minutes released on Wednesday showed a fractious meeting on many […]
UK and South Korea to sign post-Brexit continuity trade deal LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and South Korea will sign a continuity Free Trade Agreement on Thursday to allow businesses to keep trading freely after Brexit at the end of October, the British government said. Britain has been seeking to replicate EU-trade agreements with third countries […]
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers were deeply divided over whether to cut interest rates last month but were united in wanting to signal they were not on a preset path to more cuts, a message […]
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s capital market requires a long list of reforms to attract new investors and boost the local market, but may face a thorny path to change as the government wrestles with limited congressional pull, experts and executives said this week. An independent expert commission named by the government last week recommended more […]
IMF executive board recommends scrapping age limit for Georgieva WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its executive board has recommended the removal of the age limit for its managing director, a move needed for European nominee Kristalina Georgieva to be approved for the job. The IMF said its 24-member executive board […]
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s Minister for International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau attend a news conference at Canada’s Embassy in London OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he would not escalate a deepening trade and diplomatic dispute with China but added his government had no […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is not looking at indexing capital gains taxes with the inflation rate, a move which could slash the taxes that investors must pay on their profits from asset sales. On Tuesday Trump had said he was seriously considering indexing capital gains. Disclaimer: Fusion Media would […]
By Anna Rzhevkina MOSCOW (Reuters) – Mozambique’s talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are making “encouraging progress,” as the country seeks to restore access to international financing, President Filipe Nyusi said on Wednesday. Mozambique has been battling to recover from a debt crisis after admitting in 2016 to $1.4 billion of previously undisclosed lending, […]