By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Economists are split on whether Singapore’s central bank will loosen monetary policy this week or leave its settings unchanged to wait to see what policies U.S. President Donald Trump introduces in his second term. Reuters polled

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Everything that investors feared about another Donald Trump presidency was proven true in the first hours of day one, and currency traders in particular were left with

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Tuesday a weak yen would push up inflation by boosting import costs, stressing the need to underpin consumption by turning real wages to positive territory. “The outlook of real wage

(This Jan.17 story has been republished to fix a formatting error, with no changes to text) BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy grew 5% last year, matching the government’s target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining of worsening living

By Bianca Flowers U.S. President Donald Trump’s supporters on Monday praised his swift executive actions upon his return to the White House, while critics derided his planned mass deportations and a rollback in diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Others said they tuned