By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and upgraded its economic forecast for next fiscal year, but warned of escalating
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on payment cards in Britain last week stood 35% below pre-pandemic levels with the country in its third national COVID-19 lockdown, although the hit was not
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan kept its forecasts unchanged on Thursday for a return to a budget surplus over the long-term, even though the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its economy and debt pile
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank left its ultra-easy policy unchanged as expected on Thursday but kept the door open to more stimulus as the outlook sours amid a spreading COVID-19
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturers’ concerns about shortages of low-wage workers and supplies have risen the most in almost 50 years, a survey showed on
MILAN (Reuters) – The lengthy approval process for a new tariff system is holding up around 7 billion euros ($8.5 billion) of infrastructure works, the chief executive of Atlantia’s motorway unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding and permits surged in December as historically low mortgage rates supported the housing market, but momentum could slow amid surging lumber prices and a
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union has pushed swathes of derivatives trading from London to the bloc and the United States in a further blow to the capital’s
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday welcomed what she predicted would be “smart and inclusive” leadership of the U.S. economy under Treasury