Pressure

By Drazen Jorgic and Jackie Botts MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s army appears to be raiding only a handful of active drug labs every month, despite U.S. pressure to crack …

By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – International pressure was building over a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong for leading China critic Jimmy Lai, with …

By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – The founder of JD.com told staff he acknowledged the e-commerce giant was too large and inefficient and vowed to instil change, …

By Gabriella Borter and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Harvard University’s governing board faced mounting pressure on Monday to publicly declare support for or oust the university president after remarks she …

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Most Japanese companies feel burdens related to being listed have increased amid growing pressure from shareholders and regulators for better governance and capital strategies, …

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Tesla is facing growing pressure in Sweden from unions backing mechanics demanding a collective bargaining agreement with the U.S. carmaker, with workers at one of its suppliers …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Japan’s Toyota Motor has told dealers that it will extend a plan to reduce output at one of its joint ventures in China, where it faces rising …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a fifth straight month in October while the service sector saw its weakest growth this year, a survey showed on Tuesday, amid …

By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) – Companies pursuing U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) after a string of lackluster stock market debuts are receiving advice from investment bankers to lower …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its inflation forecasts this month to show prices exceeding its 2% target for two straight years, …

By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England said on Tuesday that money market funds should hold “significantly” higher amounts of liquid assets to cope with …

By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Tunisia reached a preliminary deal with the International Monetary Fund a year ago on a $1.9 billion loan programme, but 12 months later …

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government has raised the 2023 budget deficit target to 5.2% of economic output from 3.9%, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, citing increased spending on pensions, …

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Traders remain in vigilance mode over the prospects for Japanese currency intervention as the yen crawls …

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Discount e-commerce is set to dominate globally during the critical upcoming holiday shopping season in the West and Singles’ Day in China, analysts said. …

By Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Anti-migrant sentiment, economic woes and political pressures are leading some of the 3.3 millions Syrians living in Turkey to plan a return to Syria …

(Reuters) – Rising wage costs and higher investment spending by Australian banks pose headwinds that could potentially impact the sector’s earnings by up to 10% in the near term, analysts …

(Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways’ chairman has refused to step down even as investors continued to demand his resignation amid a slew of scandals that have affected the carrier, ABC …

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The depreciation pressure on the Chinese yuan against the U.S. dollar is temporary, state media said on Tuesday, noting that its value against major trading partner currencies …

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The calm before the potential storm? Ahead of a raft …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business conditions proved resilient yet again in August with a broad uptick in sales, profits and jobs, while inflationary pressures remained elevated, a result that could …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s yuan finished the domestic session on Friday at its weakest since the global financial crisis, hit by capital outflow pressures as the economy struggles. A growing …

By Tom Balmforth and Stefaniia Bern KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s human rights commissioner has called for more international pressure on Moscow to help Kyiv bring home thousands of Ukrainian children …