China will focus on boosting economic growth quality and efficiency in 2015 and stick to the theme of seeking progress while maintaining stability, according to a high-level meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday.
The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 percent.
Bank of China (BOC) predicted in a report on Tuesday that China’s GDP will expand by around 7.2 percent in 2015, lower than the target set for this year.
The U.S. dollar rose against other currencies as traders expected lower crude prices will support the U.S. economy.
CGN Power Co, the Chinese mainland’s largest nuclear power producer, opened its retail books on Thursday for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO).
Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest family-run conglomerate, said Wednesday that it will dispose of stakes in its four chemical and defense affiliates to Hanwha group, a South Korean conglomerate that has been doing business in the defense sector for more than six decades.
U.S. consumer spending grew in tandem with their income in October, indicating robust momentum for the upcoming shopping season, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
Number of private sector businesses in Britain reached new record of 5.2 million at the start of 2014, official figures published on Wednesday showed.
The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week rose to a three- month high, while the job market kept tight amid recovering economy.
Sales of new homes continued growing in the United States last month as property market recovery kept going on, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.