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The Bank of Japan's unconventional monetary easing steps taken since 2013 helped create jobs but had a limited effect in lifting inflation, a staff paper produced as part of a comprehensive review of its monetary policy showed on Wednesday.

India's overnight index swap market is signalling that the country's central bank will not rush to cut interest rates even if the U.S. Federal Reserve starts bringing down rates early next year.

Britain's construction sector activity fell sharply for a third month in a row in November, led by an ongoing slump in house-building as it bears the brunt of higher Bank of England interest rates, a survey showed on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks traded higher on Wednesday as higher base metal prices boosted mining stocks and investors awaited a speech by Bank of England Governor Bailey.

U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell told countries on Wednesday to agree ambitious action to tackle global warming at the COP28 climate summit rather than fall into the trap of point scoring and "lowest common denominator politics".

The dollar held near a two-week high on Wednesday, while the euro was weak across the board as markets ramped up bets that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates as early as March.

Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday, after confirmation of the second large Chinese purchase of U.S. wheat in two days drove prices to their highest since August in the previous session.

The prices of several major cryptocurrencies jumped on Tuesday amid news of an enormous increase in cryptocurrency trading volumes and the latest signs of the impending first approvals of spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was responding to an oil discharge near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) Co's pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico, while the main pipeline and several surrounding ones remained shut in.

(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has moved higher in two straight sessions, collecting more than 40 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,100-point plateau although it may run out of steam on Wednesday.

Oil prices fell in Wednesday Asian morning trading as markets continue to doubt the impact of OPEC+ cuts and take cues from a worsening demand outlook in China.

(RTTNews) - Australian shares are trading significantly higher on Wednesday, recovering from the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 moving above the 7,100 level, following the mixed cues from global markets overnight, with gains across most sectors led

The main lobbying group for U.S. retailers retracted its claim that "organized retail crime" accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021 after finding that incorrect data was used for its analysis.

The dollar will loosen its grip on other G10 currencies in 2024, with a dimmer outlook for the currency as the U.S. Federal Reserve was expected to start cutting interest rates next year, a Reuters poll of FX strategists found.

(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, stumbling almost 720 points or 4.5 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 16,325-point plateau although it's due for support on Wednesday.

It's rare for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to move by double digits in a single month, but that's exactly what happened with the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) in November. The ETF tracks the Nasdaq 100 index, which is made up of the 100 largest non-financial Nasdaq stocks, and

Australia's economy barely grew in the third quarter as households cut back on spending and exports flagged, while productivity picked up as desired, suggesting rate hikes were working to restrain demand.

Most emerging market currencies will recover 2023 losses and trade modestly higher against the dollar next year as bets on interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve increase, a Reuters poll found.

(RTTNews) - The China stock market has tracked lower in back-to-back sessions, sinking almost 60 points or 2 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 2,970-point plateau and it may take further damage on Wednesday.

U.S. manufacturers reported business activity declined for the 13th consecutive month last month as the prolonged but relatively shallow industrial recession had a similar impact on fuel and electricity consumption.