Hadynyah | E+ | Getty Images In a quarter partially affected by the 50% U.S. tariffs, the Indian economy grew faster than expected at an annual rate of 8.2% in the quarter ending in September. The growth was an acceleration from 7.8% in the previous quarter, when a lower deflator unexpectedly boosted real growth. A…
Japanese national flag flies before the National Emblem of China in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. China Photos | Getty Images News | Getty Images Back-to-back calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Japan and China have so far done little to defuse the diplomatic spat occurring between Beijing and Tokyo, as…
Restaurants and bars in the Boat Quay district in Singapore, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s inflation rate rose for a second straight month, year on year, with price growth in October scaling a near 1-year high and topping analysts’ expectations. After reaching a 4-year low in August, consumer…
A picture taken on December 8, 2014 in Abidjan shows a Chinese shoe dealer in a transaction at Adjamene’s market. Sia Kambou | Afp | Getty Images Chinese business dealings in Africa, once dominated by state-owned enterprises, are now increasingly shifting toward consumer products from the private sector. While Africa’s faster-growing economies, such as Kenya,…
Shipping container loads dock at Tokyo Bay. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Japan’s exports in October massively beat expectations, government data on Friday showed, as shipments to Europe and Asia saw robust growth. Exports rose 3.6% year on year compared with Reuters-polled economists’ estimates of a 1.1% growth. But it was lower than…
A broadcast screen at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, displays news of U.S. President Donald Trump announcing sweeping new trade tariffs. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s goods trade deficit hit an all-time high of $41.7 billion in October as gold imports surged on festive season demand,…
A Swiss national flag on a ferry on Lake Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. The Swiss president dashed to the US capital Tuesday in a last-minute attempt to prevent her American counterpart from imposing the highest tariff of any developed nation on Switzerland. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg |…
Tokyo, Japan skyline with the Tokyo Tower Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Japan’s economy contracted by a smaller-than-expected 0.4% in the quarter ended September compared to the previous three months, helped by both private and government consumption. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 0.6% decline. On an annualized basis, Japan’s GDP for…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he is set to sign an executive order on “Fostering the Future” in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 13, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday exempted key agricultural imports like coffee, cocoa, bananas and certain beef…
Swiss flag is pictured at the Harbor in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The U.S. and Switzerland have reached a trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC on Friday. Duties will be reduced to 15%, the Swiss government said in a post on X, adding that further details will…
