South Korea braces for Trump’s policies with biggest-ever export finance support
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea pledged on Monday a record amount of financing support for exporters to mitigate any negative impact from changes in U.S. trade policies as Donald Trump was poised to be sworn in for his second presidency.
Bank of Japan poised to raise rates to highest in 17 years
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a move that would lift short-term borrowing costs to levels unseen since
Country Garden expects to reach terms with creditors in Feb, lawyer tells court
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese property company Country Garden (HK:2007), which has defaulted on debt repayment obligations, expects to reach agreeable terms with creditors next month, the firm’s lawyer told a Hong Kong court on Monday. The court
Dollar strong, stocks creep higher as second Trump term dawns
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was firm and Asia’s stock markets were cautiously positive on Monday as investors waited for an expected flurry of policy announcements in the first hours of Donald Trump’s second presidency and eyed a