Economy

Malaysia’s exports increased for the second consecutive month, growing by 4.1 percent year on year to 126.57 billion ringgit (28.31 billion U. S. dollars) in November, official data showed Wednesday. The increase in exports was supported...

Inflation in the 20-nation eurozone rebounded a little less than previously estimated in November, according to revised official data released on Wednesday. Year-on-year consumer price increases in the single currency area inched back up to 2.2...

U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in November as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and online merchandise, consistent with strong underlying momentum in the economy as the year winds down. The report from...

China’s consumer inflation rate slowed in November, official data showed on Monday, as demand remains muted in the world’s number two economy. The country is battling sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector...

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 22 pips to 7.1870 against the U.S. dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange...

Canada’s trade deficit in October narrowed in line with expectations to Can$924 million (US$658 million), the national statistical agency said on Thursday. After three consecutive monthly declines, exports increased 1.1 percent while imports rose 0.5 percent...

The World Bank announced on Thursday that it has raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world’s poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion...

Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB), announced on Thursday that the central bank had given Tk 225 billion in liquidity support to a number of banks that were affected by the crisis. In...

If the BRICS countries undercut the US currency, President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to levy a 100 percent tax. In reference to the alliance that consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and others, Trump...

Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank, intensified calls on Friday for further financial integration in Europe, citing risks to free trade and a widening divide with the US. Lagarde issued a warning at...