/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/FXF47BXDGBKM3CIXD2N2FDVBGU.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Corner: Ukraine is divided on the order of reconstruction: “reconstruction” or “war victory” | Reuters")
TROSTYANETS, UKRAINE (Reuters) – In the northeastern Ukrainian town of Trostyanets, heavy machinery emits smoke as it clears away dirt and debris that has accumulated between a train station and a bus stop. This is to guarantee a route to the new transport hub. Trostianets, badly damaged in fighting with Russian forces about two years … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/N44XOU3IUNMEFAMFM6U75KAAJU.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Chinese Foreign Minister welcomes Brazil’s support for “one China” principle | Reuters")
On January 19, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil (2024 Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino). [ブラジリア １９日 ロイター] – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Vieira on the 19th in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Wang welcomed Brazil’s support for the “one China” … Read more
The dollar rose for the fifth consecutive business day. Expectations for an early interest rate cut eased when the number of new US unemployment insurance claims for the week was released this morning. The number of new unemployment insurance claims (seasonally adjusted) for the week ending the 13th decreased by 16,000 to 187,000. This is … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/C5WWBOYJS5JLJB76MYBORVIXWQ.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Corner: Hong Kong’s real estate sector faces increasingly severe difficulties at the beginning of the year due to high procurement costs and slowing sales | Reuters")
January 12: Hong Kong real estate development companies find themselves in even more trouble after the new year. Construction site of an apartment complex in Hong Kong, taken in October 2023 (2024 Reuters/Tyrone Siu) [香港 １２日 ロイター] – Since the beginning of the year, real estate developers in Hong Kong have found themselves in even greater difficulty. … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/YQK4DOBDUROE5NDPE6MTOKMN34.jpg?w=1920&resize=1920,1005&ssl=1 "Effects of major US banks’ high interest rates weaken in fourth quarter as special fees also pressure profits | Reuters")
Fourth-quarter 2023 financial results for the four major U.S. banks were lackluster due to rising costs from deposit insurance fund contributions and staff cuts. There are signs that the effect of higher interest rates on boosting profits is fading and some consumer loans are starting to default. Photo: JP Morgan Chase. Photographed in New York … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/YSA2HJYBS5NTDDOZWGKBVDHNZI.jpg?w=800&resize=800,419&ssl=1 "Low-income countries could face delays in global economy’s ‘soft landing’ = IMF | Reuters")
International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokeswoman Julie Kozak said on the 11th that as the global economic growth rate in 2023 exceeded expectations, the outlook is for steady growth to continue in 2024. At the same time, he said efforts will be needed to raise the global economic growth rate from around 3%. (2024 Reuters/Yuri Gripas) … Read more
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/BK6YFUOA5NNIDINLRDNW2XJBFA.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,628&ssl=1 "Article: The situation for the 2024 US presidential election will definitely get worse | Reuters")
Next year we look forward to an election that will test our democracy as the Republican Party’s finances are shaken by infighting. In the photo, Trump is wearing a hat that says “Make America Great Again.” Photographed in July in Pickens, South Carolina (2023 Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein) NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) – The United States is … Read more
