By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian markets are set to open the week with a spring in their step on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street[...]
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January 8, 2023
UK PM Sunak says he is open to discussing pay rises for nurses
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he was willing to discuss pay rises for nurses ahead of a meeting with public sector trade union leaders in an e[...]
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Economy, energy row and drugs loom at North American summit
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – North American leaders aim to give new impetus to strengthening economic ties at a meeting this week, even as a major dispute grinds on over Mexico’s[...]
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China hotels, travel bookings perk up in boon for COVID-hit services sector
(This Jan. 6 story has been corrected to fix the final paragraph to say 2 billion trips to be made, not 2 billion people to travel) By Joe Cash and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – After three ye[...]
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Pakistan seeks help with $16 billion flood rebuilding at UN conference
By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshalling support to rebuild the coun[...]
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Pakistan’s finance minister to meet IMF in Geneva, with bailout stalled
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will meet Pakistan’s finance minister on the sidelines of a conference in Geneva beginning[...]
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Japan Kishida vows to debate govt, BOJ roles with new central bank head
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday his government and the central bank must discuss their relationship in guiding economic policy after he names a ne[...]
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