China inflation reaches nine-month high
Consumer prices in China rose at an annual rate of 3.1 per cent in October, the fastest pace in nine months and in line with market expectations.
Xi’s big moment
In the lead up to China’s most important economic policy meeting in two decades, the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping, went grapefruit picking.
US economy adds 204,000 jobs bolsters taper case
The United States government shutdown was barely evident as the US Labor Department released its October jobs, with private employers added positions at an unexpectedly robust pace.
S&P downgrades France amid outlook doubts
President Franois Hollande has suffered another setback, as Standard & Poor’s cut France’s credit rating, saying it did not believe the government’s current policy course would restore growth.
JPMorgan consumer bank ahead of plan on job cuts
JPMorgan Chase & Co expects to complete its previously announced plan to eliminate 4000 jobs from its consumer business by year-end, 12 months ahead of schedule, a bank executive said.
Barrick Gold signals Munk to step down in 2014
Barrick Gold has signalled that founder and chairman Peter Munk will step down sometime before the company's annual meeting next year, as shareholders press for board changes.
Super typhoon whips Philippines, kills at least three
One of the most intense typhoons on record has lashed the Philippines, killing at least three people and terrifying millions as monster winds tear apart homes.
Big Apple chooses de Blasio’s affable rhetoric
Bill de Blasio’s landslide victory in this past week’s mayoralty race is a sign New Yorkers want something completely different from the sober, data-driven leadership of Michael Bloomberg.
Ukraine rejects IMF calls to charge more for gas
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday rejected calls by the IMF to make domestic consumers pay more for gas, resisting an unpopular step before a presidential election due early in 2015.
John Kerry warns Israel of potential chaos
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel that failure to reach agreement in the current round of peace talks could lead to a new Palestinian uprising.
10,000 feared dead in Philippines typhoon
One of the most powerful storms ever recorded has killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official says, with coastal towns and the regional capital devastated by huge waves.
Milking the China boom
As local producers scrap for a slice of the growing Asian market, one Australian-led firm is already milking it – on a grand scale.
The dark side of Japan’s economic revival
Japanese academic Koichi Nakano says the number that anyone interested in Japan should know is 16 per cent.
Chinese property market cools
The transaction volume of existing homes bought in Shanghai in October fell by double digits as buying momentum cooled.
