Boosting macro fundamentals best defence vs global risks, India cbank deputy says
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Fortifying India’s macroeconomic fundamentals is the best shield against elevated global uncertainties, a deputy governor of the country’s central bank said in New York on Monday. India’s merchandise exports and imports have been negatively impacted during episodes…
Analysis-Japan’s general election outcome could muddle BOJ plans
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The risk of Japan ending up with a minority coalition government after the upcoming general election is raising concerns that the central bank could face complications in its quest to gradually wean the nation…
China’s Q3 economic losses from natural calamities surge
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s third-quarter economic losses due to natural disasters, from super typhoons to floods, more than doubled from the first six months of 2024. Direct economic losses in July to September reached 230 billion yuan…
Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin’s BRICS summit in Russia
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Guy Faulconbridge KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) -Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow’s partners from China, India, Brazil and the Arab world are urging President Vladimir Putin to find…
Analysis-Big UK property sales to test market appetite after slump
By Iain Withers and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s commercial property market is returning to life after its post-pandemic freeze, albeit largely at much lower prices. Some big-ticket office properties now on sale will show just where the market…
Analysis-World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks
By Jake Spring (Reuters) – The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade’s end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals. As nearly 200 nations meet…