TOKYO (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in December on higher food costs and after the government's suspension of its gas and electricity subsidies, a...
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Top Japanese finance officials said on Friday the government is "alarmed" by recent foreign exchange moves and is ready to intervene if...
-- Most Asian currencies weakened on Friday with the Japanese yen recovering marginally from a five-month low as strong inflation data only partially offset a dovish...
By Jihoon Lee and Yena Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's financial authorities said on Friday they would loosen foreign exchange regulations and allow more corporate borrowings...
-- U.S. stock futures fell in Asian trade on Friday after a stop-gap spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump was voted down in Congress, raising the...
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine Palestinian Americans sued the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that it had failed to rescue them or members of their families...
-- Most Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Friday and were nursing steep losses this week as the prospect of a slower fall in U.S. interest rates eroded risk...
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to extend by 90 days a Jan. 19...
-- A Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) workers union representing over 10,000 workers said it will go on strike in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle from Friday, with the strike...
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will provide U.S. lawmakers an assessment by Jan. 17 on the credibility of assurances by the...