2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (415+ words) SINGAPORE " As defence spending rises, countries need to do more to build trust and reassure one another so that one country's increased sense of security does not make others feel less secure, Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing said on May…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (289+ words) Singapore's wage growth is expected to moderate this year as companies take a more cautious approach amid geopolitical tensions, inflation risks and an uncertain global economic outlook. According to the Ministry of Manpower's latest wage report, nominal wages of resident…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (537+ words) BENGALURU, May 29 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 5. 25% in June, according to most economists in a Reuters poll, although a majority now expect at least one increase "by year-end due to risks…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (438+ words) Japan's inflation slowed more than expected in April, government data showed Friday, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi considers further measures to drive down costs linked to the Middle East war. The year-on-year rise in "core" consumer prices, which excludes volatile…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (233+ words) France's finance minister acknowledged Tuesday that two days of talks among leading global economies were "sometimes difficult", even as the group agreed a statement committing to multilateral cooperation in combatting growing economic risks. "We have had frank, sometimes difficult, direct…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (585+ words) China's consumer spending and factory output grew at their slowest pace in years last month, official data showed Monday, a stark sign of the challenges Beijing faces to reignite domestic activity. The world's second-largest economy has struggled to mount a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (612+ words) Global stocks slumped and oil prices rose Friday as talks between the United States and China failed to deliver progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, rekindling worries of persistent inflation pressures that could derail economic growth. Oil prices rose'three…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (62+ words) Yahoo News Singapore NEW DELHI, May 14 (Reuters) - "India "will restrict imports "of gold at 100 kilograms "under "its advance authorization "scheme, which "gives "Indian exporters "certain "exemptions, the directorate general of foreign trade "said "in "a "statement "on Thursday. (Reporting by…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (667+ words) If you look at the numbers, the United States economy seems to be doing surprisingly well despite massive successive shocks from the pandemic, Ukraine war, tariffs, and now the Iran war energy crunch -- but economists warn that resilience is precarious....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (678+ words) The US Senate is expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump applies unprecedented pressure on the central bank to cut rates despite stubbornly high inflation. The Senate will vote at 2: 00 pm local…...