FILE PHOTO: China’s President Xi Jinping speaks while taking part in an event marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army’s participation in the Korean War at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsBEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden […]
By Ann Saphir DALLAS (Reuters) – Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday that he expects “solid” economic growth this year, as easing trade tensions have lessened downward pressure on global growth, manufacturing and business investment. Kaplan worried last year that trade uncertainty would weigh on consumer spending more than it turned […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s annual inflation rate in January was 2.68% in January, the statistics bureau said on Monday, below market expectations. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a reading of 2.86%. The inflation figure was calculated using the bureau’s new formula, which changes the base year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 2018 […]
