WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand businesses were less pessimistic in September with a mood lift evident in the construction sector, […]
China offers loans of $42 billion for infrastructure spending
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has distributed an additional 300 billion yuan ($42 billion) allocated for infrastructure projects through three state […]
U.S. says it has agreed Pacific Islands partnership, offering ‘big dollar’ aid
By David Brunnstrom, Alexandra Alper and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said at a summit with Pacific island […]
EU vows to protect energy network after ‘sabotage’ of Russian gas pipeline
By Paul Carrel and Stine Jacobsen BERLIN/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The European Union on Wednesday promised a “robust” response to any […]
Australia job vacancies dip from record highs in Aug quarter
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Job vacancies in Australia eased from all-time highs in the August quarter as positions were filled in […]
Australia monthly CPI measure slows slightly to 6.8% y/y in August
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – A new monthly measure of Australian consumer prices on Thursday showed annual inflation eased […]
World Bank’s Malpass sees risk of stagflation, likely recession in Europe
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -World Bank President David Malpass on Wednesday warned that it could take years for global […]