Investing.com — China’s economy is on track to expand by about 5% in 2024, President Xi Jinping said, signaling the country is likely to meet its official growth target. At…
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(Reuters) – U.S. stocks index futures edged higher in the last trading session of 2024, continuing its bull run from more than two years ago on signs of post-pandemic economic…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday said a planned increase in value-added tax (VAT) rate by one percentage point to 12% effective Wednesday, Jan. 1, will apply…
Chinese manufacturing, Bitcoin’s monthly fall, Gold gains – what’s moving markets
Investing.com — Wall Street is seen trading slightly lower Tuesday, the last trading day of what has been a positive year on Wall Street. China’s manufacturing sector grew at a…
Singapore Post names new CFO in executive overhaul after whistleblower report
(Reuters) -Singapore Post has appointed the CFO of its Australia business as group finance chief, the company said on Sunday, a week after dismissing its CFO and two senior executives…
Markets in 2024: Wall Street’s high-octane rally keeps investors captive to the US
By Naomi Rovnick, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rodrigo Campos LONDON (Reuters) – Markets that began the year with investors expecting a global stock rally to fizzle, swift U.S. interest rate cuts…
Investing.com — The political crisis in Korea intensified today as the parliament voted to impeach acting president, Han Duck-soo. This comes only two weeks after President Yoon Suk Yeol was…
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government urged local officials to provide more financial relief or step up one-time allowances to people in need ahead of major holidays over the next…
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 budget into law on Monday, saying a planned 10% increase in government spending to a record 6.33 trillion pesos…
LONDON – The European initial public offering (IPO) market has experienced a significant rebound in 2024, with proceeds more than doubling compared to the previous year, driven by improved macroeconomic…