Economy

News Hour: Asian stocks mostly rose on Wednesday, extending a global equities rally driven by growing optimism over a US tax reform plan and as investors look ahead to a key central bankers meeting. Markets have...

News Hour: Credit rating agency Fitch on Friday upgraded Greece’s debt by a notch, citing what it called an improving outlook and amid expectations, the country’s debt sustainability will steadily improve. A month after Athens returned...

News Hour: The US and Japan on Thursday discussed accelerating talks on strengthening bilateral trade as well as bolstering economic relations, the US Trade Representative’s office said. The meeting comes after US President Donald Trump, upon...

News Hour: Japan recorded a double-digit drop in its trade surplus in July as costs of energy imports rose on a weaker yen, government data showed on Thursday. The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of...

News Hour: China’s factory price inflation remained steady for the third consecutive month in July, the government said Wednesday, coming in slightly below expectations as experts warn of a further slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy....

News Hour: Some European exporters are beginning to worry about the strengthening euro which has rebounded from near parity with the dollar after Donald Trump’s election, though analysts see little immediate risk to growth. Europe’s single...

News Hour: Asian markets rose on Monday, with the rally spurred on by strong US jobs data which boosted prospects for the world’s top economy and gave the under-fire dollar much needed support. Regional equities started...

News Hour: Rosy US jobs numbers sent Wall Street higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising to an eighth straight record finish. The beleaguered US dollar also got a shot in the arm...

News Hour: Venezuela’s money, the bolivar, is sinking faster and faster under an intensifying political and economic crisis that has left citizens destitute and increasingly desperate. Its depreciation accelerated this week, after a disputed vote electing...

News Hour: Global stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow finishing at its fifth straight record, following a round of generally solid economic data and earnings. Analysts attributed the gains to strong international economic data, including...