China to expand white list of projects eligible for bank financing China to expand urban redevelopment to help absorb housing inventories Housing minister says housing market has started to 39;bottom out39; BEIJING, Oct 17 Reuters China will expand a white list of housing projects eligible for financing and increase bank lending for such developments to […]

LONDON, Oct 17 Reuters Britain39;s smaller listed companies can reverse a doom loop, driven by plummeting valuations and higher costs and regulation, with help from broader tax exemptions and incentives, a think tank said on Thursday. Smaller companies represent only 8 of the combined value of Britain39;s bourse. But they account for over 80 of […]

Sept exports 1.7 yryr vs forecast 0.5 Imports rise 2.1 yryr in Sept Chinabound shipments down 7.3 yryr Weak auto demand, stronger yen drag down exports TOKYO, Oct 17 Reuters Japan39;s exports fell for the first time in 10 months in September, data showed on Thursday, a worry for policymakers as any prolonged weakness in […]

NEW DELHI, Oct 16 Reuters India has raised the price at which it will buy newseason wheat from domestic farmers by 150 rupees or 6.6 to encourage growers to expand acreage and remove the need for imports in the world39;s secondbiggest producer of the grain. The revised purchase price of 2,425 rupees 28.88 per 100 […]

NEW DELHI, Oct 16 Reuters Rising prices of edible oils and vegetables like onions and tomatoes have driven up grocery spending for Indian households ahead of the festival season, prompting some consumers to limit more expensive purchases like electronic items, retailers said. India39;s annual festival season, which runs from late September to early November, sees […]

BERLIN, Oct 16 Reuters Freight trade is ramping up considerably in the runup to the U.S. presidential election amid fears over rising protectionism in the world39;s biggest economy, the head of German logistics company HHLA said in a media interview published on Wednesday. The risk that a new U.S. administration will also tighten its economic protectionism […]

WELLINGTON, Oct 16 Reuters Inflation in New Zealand returned to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand39;s target range of 1 to 3 in the third quarter, keeping the door open for the central bank to continue aggressively cutting rates. Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday that annual inflation dropped to 2.2 in the third quarter, within […]

HOUSTON, Oct 16 Reuters U.S. oil mergers slowed sharply last quarter after a yearlong consolidation wave emptied pocketbooks and left fewer companies on offer in the top U.S. shale field, analytics firm Enverus said on Wednesday. There were 12 billion worth of deals disclosed in the quarter ended Sept. 30, the lowest total in six […]

TOKYO, Oct 16 Reuters Visitor spending in Japan broke an annual record in just nine months, official data showed on Wednesday, demonstrating the economic power of a tourism boom fuelled by the weak yen. Travellers spent 5.86 trillion yen 39.27 billion through September, preliminary figures from the Japan National Tourism Organization JNTO showed. That eclipsed […]

City of London Lord Mayor tally higher than other estimates City39;s Mainelli Dublin, Milan, Paris and others benefited Lord Mayor redoubles efforts to engage with Europe LONDON, Oct 16 Reuters Britain39;s departure from the European Union cost London39;s financial centre about 40,000 jobs, the Lord Mayor of the City of London told Reuters, a far […]