(Reuters) -U.S. household wealth rose to a record of roughly $156.2 trillion at the end of 2023 thanks to a surging stock market that offset a drop in property market values, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. Household net worth rose about 3.2% in the period from...
TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) – Chinese stocks stumbled on Tuesday, dragging Asian peers with them, as investors showed their disappointment at Beijing’s plans to support the economy as its week-long annual session of parliament, the National People’s...
Japan’s January factory output fell at the fastest pace since May 2020, government data showed on Thursday, as a production downturn in motor vehicles adds to concerns about the fragility of an economy that slipped into recession late last year. Industrial...
Recasts, updates prices as of 0618 GMT BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Copper prices lost ground on Monday, weighed down by a firmer U.S. dollar ahead of key economic data and rising inventories in top consumer China. Three-month copper on the London Metal...
Raw sugar prices are expected to post an annual gain of nearly 20% in 2024 as the global market shifts into a deficit in the upcoming season, a Reuters poll of 12 traders and analysts showed. Sugar is set to close the year at 24.5 cents per lb, up 5% versus the close...
