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US housing recovery remains on track
Business, Reuters, Published on 22/10/2015
» WASHINGTON: US housing starts rose solidly in September on soaring demand for rental apartments, a sign that the housing market continues to steadily improve even as economic growth has slowed.
Stock inflows to rise with better economy, SET chief says
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2015
» Stock inflows are poised to extend the biggest monthly gain this year as the government takes steps to boost the economy and the US delays an increase in interest rates, according to the head of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
WTO cuts 2015 trade growth forecast
Business, Reuters, Published on 01/10/2015
» GENEVA: World trade would grow by 2.8% this year and could be pegged back further by a US interest rate rise, China's economic slowdown or Europe's refugee crisis, the World Trade Organization said yesterday.
Australia seeks to become the delicatessen of Asia
Business, Reuters, Published on 21/08/2015
» SYDNEY: Australian farmers Rob and Jill Baker started growing native finger limes almost a decade ago. Today, top restaurants across Asia and Europe can't get enough of the fruit known as "citrus caviar" due to the burst of tangy flavour when chewed.
China: Deported Uighurs attacked Thai police
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2015
» BEIJING — Some of the 109 Uighurs returned to China from Thailand last month attacked Thai and Chinese police while being taken aboard a flight back to Xinjiang, as they believed they would be executed on their return, Xinjiang's government said on Tuesday.
US existing home sales surge in June
Business, Reuters, Published on 24/07/2015
» WASHINGTON — US home resales rose in June to their highest level in nearly 8½ years, a sign of pent-up demand that should buoy the housing market recovery and likely keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates later this year.
US Fed tells CCB to take more actions
Business, Reuters, Published on 23/07/2015
» WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday told China Construction Bank Corp to ramp up its anti-money laundering framework, the first enforcement action by the US central bank against one of China's four largest state-owned banks.
Fed minutes indicate June hike unlikely
Business, Reuters, Published on 22/05/2015
» WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve officials believed it would be premature to hike interest rates in June even though most felt the US economy was set to rebound from a dismal start to the year, according to minutes from their April policy meeting released on Wednesday.
China, East Asia forecasts trimmed
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2014
» SINGAPORE — The World Bank cut its 2014-16 growth forecasts for developing East Asia and China, and cautioned of capital-flight risks to Indonesia while growth in China is seen slowing due to policy measures aimed at putting the economy on a more sustainable footing.
Strong US jobs data boosts dollar, stocks
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2014
» NEW YORK — The US dollar climbed to its highest in more than four years against a basket of currencies and major stock markets surged on Friday after data showed US employers stepped up hiring last month and the jobless rate fell to a six-year low in further signs of a strengthening economy.