By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service-sector sentiment improved in December but companies expect conditions to sour ahead, a government survey showed on Tuesday, a sign the rising cost of living was weighing on household spending. Separate data showed corporate bankruptcy

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The number of single family offices in Singapore grew to 2,000 in 2024, the deputy chairman of the city state’s central bank, Chee Hong Tat, said on Tuesday. That’s up from a figure of 1,650 Chee shared in

LONDON (Reuters) – High government spending and a growing need among big economies – from the United States to Britain and France – to tap bond markets to fund their outlays have shot up the list of concerns for some

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan France’s new government faces a big test today. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to lay out in a speech the contours of a deal to water

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia’s second largest economy should push to legalise online gambling, which he said could net the government as much as 100 billion baht ($2.89 billion) in annual revenues.