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By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE – The yen has tumbled 10% to a two-decade low to the dollar in a matter of weeks. But history suggests that still isn’t cheap, and …

BEIJING – China’s finance ministry and tax regulator on Wednesday said they will accelerate Value Added Tax (VAT) credit rebates for small firms. Medium-sized manufacturing firms are allowed to claim …

By Fergal Smith TORONTO – As the Bank of Canada opens the door to hiking interest rates above a neutral setting for the first time in 14 years, the goal …

By Juliette Portala (Reuters) -Dutch oil and chemical storage company Vopak beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Wednesday helped by growth projects and a good performance in the Americas which offset …

By Scott Murdoch, Harish Sridharan and Anshuman Daga (Reuters) -A group led by KKR & Co made an unsolicited near-$15 billion bid for Ramsay Health Care Ltd on Wednesday, underlining …

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS -Dutch brewer Heineken stuck to its 2022 profit margin forecast on Wednesday after a sharp jump in first-quarter beer sales and prices cheered investors despite added …

BRUSSELS – The euro zone suffered a trade deficit for a fourth consecutive month in February as surging energy prices led to a sharp increase in the value of energy …

BRUSSELS – Euro zone industrial production rebounded as expected in February from a January slump thanks to stronger output of consumer goods, which offset declines in the output of energy …

BOAO, China – China remains on track to reach its 2022 growth target of around 5.5% as it has ample stimulus space, government economists said on Wednesday, despite a resurgence …

By Xie Yu and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI – Prolonged lockdowns in Shanghai, as China doubles down on its zero-COVID policy, have become the predominant risk to its economy and …

By Dawn Chmielewski and Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) – Netflix Inc said inflation, the war in Ukraine and fierce competition contributed to a loss of subscribers for the first time in …

By Michael Shields and Oliver Hirt ZURICH – Credit Suisse Group expects to report a first-quarter loss after increasing legal provisions, seeing business activity slow and taking a hit from …

BERLIN -German producer prices rose 30.9% on the year in March, reflecting the effects of the war in Ukraine for the first time, data from the Federal Statistics Office showed …

Internal Affairs Division of the San Francisco Police Department conducted investigations into two separate incidents that led to today’s arrests SAN FRANCISCO (April 19, 2022) — The San Francisco Police …

A look at the day ahead in markets from Julien Ponthus. Many recent trends seem to be accelerating across financial markets this morning with notably the dollar climbing to a …

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – More entrenched inflation expectations, rather than a weak yen, will likely have greater sway over any future tweak in the Bank of …

BERLIN – New car registrations in Europe dropped for the ninth month in a row in March as supply chain problems hampered even further by the war in Ukraine continued …

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM -ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to computer chip makers, reported on Wednesday first-quarter sales of 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) and net income of 695 …

TAIPEI -Taiwan firms making chip and electronic components reported a mixed picture on Wednesday on work resumption in the eastern Chinese city of Kunshan after COVID-19 curbs, with some warning …

TOKYO – Japan raised its gasoline subsidy for oil distributors to the maximum figure of 25 yen ($0.1944) a litre for the seven days from April 21, up from 20.3 …

By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING – Home owners in small Chinese cities are battling a rare property market downdraft as buyers keep away, eroding the wealth of millions …

BEIJING – China’s alumina exports to Russia surged over 90 times in March from the same period a year earlier, customs data showed on Wednesday, as sanctions against Russia for …

By Chen Aizhu and Muyu Xu (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia exported nearly 13% less oil to China in March than a year earlier but retained its top supplier spot, while …

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK – A hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve is eroding a key support for U.S. stocks, as real yields climb into positive territory for the …