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China's Qiang praises 'restart' of engagement with Japan, South Korea

They may also agree to resume three-party free trade agreement negotiations, which have been stalled since 2019, according to Japanese media reports

ECB policy must stay restrictive into 2025, says chief economist Lane

ECB policymakers needed to keep rates in restrictive territory this year to ensure that inflation kept easing

Foreign investors eye Indian long-term bonds as JPMorgan inclusion nears

Along with direct purchases, foreign investors have leaned on derivative proxies to gain exposure to Indian bonds

US, European nations taking steps to vaccinate workers exposed to bird flu

US officials last week said they were moving bulk vaccine from CSL Seqirus that closely matches the current virus into finished shots that could provide 4.8 million doses of vaccine

India's robust LNG imports standout in Asia, higher prices concern looms

Growth in Asia's third-largest economy likely slowed to an annual 6.7 per cent in January-March, more in line with the long-term GDP growth rate

Unstable terrain hampering relief efforts in Papua New Guinea, says UN

PNG government authorities remained focused on clearing debris and improving access to the village, the UN said in its latest update

As polling enters final phase, what can stock market investors expect?

Indian equities outperformed most major markets in 2023 and are trading at expensive valuations

China's industrial profits swung back to positive in April: NBS data

For April alone, profits were up 4.0 per cent, versus a 3.5 per cent slide in March

Govt bond yields seen flattish at start of new week amid consolidation

The government's fiscal position is expected to strengthen after a better-than-estimated dividend transfer and could further reduce some supply pressure

In China Starbucks tries to avoid price war, gets drawn into discounting

The stakes are high for Starbucks, which has come under growing pressure from investors recently due to weaker sales in its two biggest markets - the United States and China

BOJ to proceed cautiously with inflation targeting frameworks: Ueda

'While many of the challenges we face are similar to those encountered by our counterparts, some are uniquely difficult for us,' the BOJ chief added

Asset famine in China limits central bank's bond trading ambitions

People's Bank of China (PBOC) pledged recently to add treasury bond buying and selling to its toolkit, to improve an increasingly flawed monetary policy transmission mechanism

Australia's Arafura Rare Earths secures $300 mn in finance from Canada

The Nolans project is slated to be the country's third rare earths processing plant

Fewer top women earners in British finance since pandemic, shows report

The lack of progression of women to the most senior roles in financial and professional services is a major factor contributing to the gender pay gap

Asian shares surge ahead of critical US inflation data, rate cut expected

Holidays in the United States and UK made for thin trading ahead of Friday's figures on core personal consumption expenditures

Turbulence hits Qatar Airways flight to Dublin, 12 injured, says airport

Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly before 1 p.m. Dublin time (1200 GMT), the airport said

Elon Musk plans xAI supercomputer to power next version of chatbot Grok

Musk said he wants to get the proposed supercomputer running by the fall of 2025, as per the report, adding that xAI could partner with Oracle to develop the massive computer

Consensus growing on rate cut as inflation diminishes: ECB's Panetta

Panetta has said inflation is showing a common underlying trend as it is declining in all major economic areas and that risks to financial stability have reduced

G7 to explore ways of using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

The G7 and its allies froze some $300 billion of Russian assets shortly after Moscow invaded its neighbour in February 2022

India and China hindering 'Pillar 1' tax deal, refusing to engage: Yellen

Earlier on Friday, Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti told reporters that the Pillar 1 negotiations were set to fail, citing objections from the US, India and China