Economy


  • Aug
    31
    By JASON SZEP, REUTERS

    Three months after a military crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok, Thailand’s stock market is the best performer among the biggest Asian exchanges and looks to be poised for more

  • Aug
    30
    By HIROKO TABUCHI

    Japan promised a host of measures Monday in a bid to kick-start its faltering economy and temper a punishingly strong yen: Prime Minister Naoto Kan proposed new stimulus steps, while the central bank, under strong government pressure, eased its already easy monetary policy

  • Aug
    11
    By KEITH BRADSHER

    In the latest signs that the Chinese economy is beginning to cool after setting a torrid pace in the first half of this year, several government indicators slowed slightly last

  • Aug
    10
    By KEITH BRADSHER

    China’s trade surplus surged last month to its highest level in a year and a half, while real estate prices leveled off, according to government data released Tuesday that pointed

  • Aug
    02
    By Kumar Shankar Roy

    Old is no longer just gold they are getting bold too. Generally considered to be risk-averse and much less optimistic about life these grey-haired investors seem to

  • Jul
    25
    By PTI

    IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has opened a new office in the Peruvian province, Lima, with the purpose of rendering its services to the country.

    Peru is an important

  • Jul
    21
    By SEWELL CHAN

    With US unemployment high and inflation low, a question is being asked more often and more loudly: Can and should the Federal Reserve do more to get the economy moving?

  • Jul
    14
    By JULIA WERDIGIER

    In the secretive world of London hedge fund managers Hugh Hendry’s public candor is an anomaly.
    His heated confrontation in May with Jeffrey D