German parliament dissolved, snap election set for Feb. 23
Investing.com — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the national parliament and scheduled a snap election for Feb. 23. This move officially…
Goldman expects 2025 to be another challenging year for the European economies
Investing.com — Goldman Sachs expects 2025 to be another challenging year for the European economies, the Wall Street firm said in a…
World bank raises China’s GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
(Reuters) – The World Bank on Thursday said it raised its forecasts for China’s gross domestic product growth for 2024 and 2025…
Dollar stays resilient, Asia shares get festive lift
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia shares rose slightly in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, extending gains from earlier in the week…
China revises up 2023 GDP to $17.73 trillion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday revised up its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.7% to 129.4 trillion yuan ($17.73 trillion),…
Spain’s industrial prices rise 0.9% year-on-year in November
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish industrial prices rose 0.9% in the 12 months through November, after a 3.9% decrease in the 12 months…
China urges Philippines to return to ‘peaceful development’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday urged the Philippines to return to “peaceful development”, saying Manila’s decision to deploy a…
Turkey raises monthly minimum wage by 30% for 2025
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s net monthly minimum wage will be 22,104 Turkish lira ($630.36) in 2025, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on…
China extends EU brandy anti-dumping investigation by three months
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday it would extend its anti-dumping investigation into brandy originating from the European Union by…
Chinese tricksters take cue from Squid Game to prey on the indebted
By Ryan Woo, Ethan Wang and yukun zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – In China’s take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the…
