Economy
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Kuwait’s appeals court ruled that a government decision to raise petrol prices was in line with the constitution
Apr 24, 2017News Hour: Kuwait’s appeals court ruled Sunday that a government decision to raise petrol prices was in line with the constitution, overturning a decision by a lower court. It said the decision to raise prices was... -
Oil traded steady on Friday
Apr 21, 2017News Hour: Oil traded steady on Friday, though it was set for its biggest weekly drop in about a month over doubts that an OPEC-led production cut will restore balance to a market that has been... -
An electric car dealer with a Miami subsidiary is telling Cuba-based diplomats struggling with a gasoline shortage
Apr 18, 2017News Hour: An electric car dealer with a Miami subsidiary is telling Cuba-based diplomats struggling with a gasoline shortage on the Communist-run Caribbean island that they should fret no longer. The United States, which maintains a... -
Shares and the U.S. dollar dipped while U.S. bond yields slumped to five-month lows
Apr 17, 2017News Hour: Shares and the U.S. dollar dipped on Monday while U.S. bond yields slumped to five-month lows after soft U.S. economic data hurt investor sentiment already frayed by worries over North Korea and coming French... -
China’s economy grew 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017
Apr 17, 2017News Hour: China’s economy grew 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017, government data showed on Monday, beating expectations in the latest sign of stabilization in the world’s second-largest economy. The reading was better than... -
WTO expects global trade to rebound slightly in 2017
Apr 14, 2017News Hour: The World Trade Organization said on Wednesday it expected global trade to rebound slightly in 2017 but warned the threat of protectionism and other uncertainties risked hampering the recovery. The organization forecast that global... -
Prices for goods at the factory gate in China jumped in March
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Prices for goods at the factory gate in China jumped in March, the government said Wednesday, in a positive sign of strengthening demand for the world’s second-largest economy. The producer price index (PPI) rose... -
Oil price rose towards $56 a barrel supported by another shutdown at Libya’s largest oilfield
Apr 10, 2017News Hour: Oil rose towards $56 a barrel on Monday, supported by another shutdown at Libya’s largest oilfield, tension over Syria following the U.S. missile strike and signs that an OPEC-led supply cut is helping to... -
ADB forecasts Cambodia’s economic growth to remain robust
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: Cambodia’s economy is expected to remain strong over the next 2 years, driven by solid garment and footwear exports, construction and real estate activities, rising government expenditure, and a moderate recovery in agricultural production,... -
The number of Russians living in poverty reached nearly 20 million last year
Apr 7, 2017News Hour: The number of Russians living in poverty reached nearly 20 million last year — a decade high — after sanctions over Ukraine and an oil crisis battered the economy, official figures showed on Wednesday....
