China39;s economic malaise sparks stimulus or reform debate Some advisers urge Beijing to ramp up infrastructure spending Others call for reforms to unleash new growth drivers Policy debate precedes key party meeting on economy BEIJING, Sept 21 Reuters China39;s economic slowdown is polarising government advisers over the best way forward, with advocates of structural reforms […]

LONDON, Sept 21 Reuters The Bank of England will announce on Thursday whether it is halting a run of interest rate hikes that stretches back to December 2021, a day after signs that it had turned a corner in tackling Britain39;s high inflation problem. Investors piled into bets on the BoE keeping Bank Rate at […]

Q2 GDP up 0.9 qq vs 0.5 Reuters poll Growth boosted by services sector, manufacturing rebound Strongerthanexpected growth may worry central bank WELLINGTON, Sept 21 Reuters New Zealand39;s economy grew more than expected in the second quarter underpinned by a pickup in the services sector, and dodged a technical recession, which will help the government, […]

HONG KONG, Sept 21 Reuters The Hong Kong Monetary Authority HKMA on Thursday left its base rate charged through the overnight discount window unchanged at 5.75, tracking a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep rates steady. The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady as expected at the end of a twoday policy meeting but […]

BEIJING, Sept 20 Reuters China will speed up the introduction of more policies to consolidate its economic recovery, state media CCTV reported on Wednesday, citing a cabinet meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang, after the economy showed tentative signs of stabilising. With a flurry of support steps kicking in, the 18 trillion economy showed betterthanexpected figures including bank lending, […]

LONDON, Sept 21 Reuters Britain increased its public borrowing in the first five months of the tax year, according to data published on Thursday, and finance minister Jeremy Hunt looks likely to have little room to offer major tax cuts to voters later this year. Public sector net borrowing, excluding stateowned banks, totalled 69.6 billion […]

TIANJIN China, Sept 21 Reuters China39;s natural gas demand this year is expected to grow by 8 from 2022 to 396.4 billion cubic metres bcm, an analyst from stateowned oil major CNOOC39;s research division said at a conference on Thursday. Imports of liquefied natural gas LNG are expected to reach 70.79 million metric tons this […]