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Japan’s economy barely grows in the last quarter as exports slow, with 2025 expansion just 1.1%.

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government reported Monday, with growth for all of 2025 at just 1.1%. Private consumption rose at a 0.4% annualized pace in October-December, but that was offset by... Read More.

Europe’s earnings gain pace while lofty valuations cap rewards

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - European company earnings growth is picking up this reporting season against a tentatively improving economic backdrop, but wary investors are demanding more than solid results to justify sky-high valuations. Companies representing 57% of Europe's market capitalisation have reported so far,... Read More.

Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) - Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly deserted, the quiet broken only by the occasional passing truck. It was near one of these towns, Panuco, that 10 employees... Read More.

Asian shares trade higher ahead of Lunar New Year holidays and gold prices fall

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

HONG KONG (AP) - Asia shares traded higher Monday and gold declined, as several stock markets were closed or trading for a half-day ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% higher to 56,996.21, after the government reported that Japan's economy grew... Read More.

Australia’s Qube agrees to $8.3 billion buyout from Macquarie-led consortium

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Australia's Qube Holdings on Monday agreed to an A$11.7 billion ($8.26 billion) buyout offer from a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), sending shares in the logistics group to a record high. The agreement follows months of talks after a... Read More.

Japan’s economy limps back to scant growth in Q4, raises test for Takaichi

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Makiko Yamazaki and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy limped back to meagre growth in the fourth quarter, significantly missing market expectations in a key test for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government as cost-of-living pressures drag on confidence and domestic demand. Fresh... Read More.

Analysis-Winter economy emerges as poster child for China’s stimulus tilt to services

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

CHONGLI, China, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Luo Li's ski resort north of Beijing is a rare post-pandemic success story that Chinese authorities want to replicate through state-led investments in various services sectors, in what is emerging as an important, albeit risky, policy shift this... Read More.

Asia shares becalmed by holidays, dire Japan data

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares were quietly consolidating recent hefty gains on Monday as holidays made for thin trading, and dismal economic data out of Japan took some of the heat out of that booming market. China, South Korea, Taiwan... Read More.

Oil drifts ahead of US-Iran nuclear talks

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices traded sideways on Monday ahead of talks between Washington and Tehran, with concerns about Iran-U.S. tensions disrupting oil flows keeping a floor under prices, while OPEC+ leans in favour of resuming output hikes from... Read More.

Japan’s junior coalition head warns against political meddling in BOJ policy

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

By Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's government must avoid meddling in monetary policy and focus on steps to build an economy strong enough to weather the potential pain from any further interest rate hikes, the leader of the ruling... Read More.

Current Weather

Japan’s economy barely grows in the last quarter as exports slow, with 2025 expansion just 1.1%.

Europe’s earnings gain pace while lofty valuations cap rewards

Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements

Asian shares trade higher ahead of Lunar New Year holidays and gold prices fall

Australia’s Qube agrees to $8.3 billion buyout from Macquarie-led consortium

Japan’s economy limps back to scant growth in Q4, raises test for Takaichi

Analysis-Winter economy emerges as poster child for China’s stimulus tilt to services

Asia shares becalmed by holidays, dire Japan data

Oil drifts ahead of US-Iran nuclear talks

Japan’s junior coalition head warns against political meddling in BOJ policy

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