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International

Trump says US faces ‘economic disaster’ if Supreme Court rules against tariffs

The rupiah has hovered around 16,600 against the US dollar and weakened by more than 3 percent year-to-date, making it one of Asia’s weakest currencies.
ASEAN Business

Weak rupiah, capital outflows could complicate Indonesia’s redenomination plan: analysts

This aerial photo shows containers at the Shanghai international port in Shanghai on November 7, 2025. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
International

China’s factory-gate deflation eases in October; consumer prices rise

Beef prices set records in 2025 after a years-long drought burned up pasture lands and hiked feeding costs for cattle, forcing ranchers to slash the nation’s herd to the smallest level in nearly 75 years.
International

US Justice Department probes meatpackers for price manipulation, collusion

Consumption accounts for more than half of Japan’s gross domestic product.
International

Japan’s households boost spending despite inflation hit

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said she estimates inflation won’t reach the Fed’s 2 per cent target until a year or two after 2026, similar to the median estimate of the Fed’s 19 policymakers.
Banking & Finance

Federal Reserve’s Hammack says inflation a bigger concern than labour market

Inflation-adjusted real wages, a key determinant of household purchasing power, decreased 1.4 per cent in September from a year before, Japan's labour ministry data showed.
International

Japan’s real wages down for ninth month in September

Governor Michele Bullock says policy is pretty close to neutral, a point that neither juices the economy nor constrains it.
Opinion & Features

Australia’s economy is suddenly in too good a place

Philippines' annual inflation was below the 1.8 per cent median forecast in a Reuters poll, and brought the year-to-date average inflation to 1.7 per cent, below the central bank’s 2.0 per cent to 4.0 per cent target for the year.
ASEAN Business

Philippines’ annual inflation at 1.7% in October

New orders dropped at the quickest pace in 20 months, driven by constrained client budgets and weak demand, the S&P PMI survey found.
International

Japan’s factory activity falls at fastest pace in 19 months, PMI shows

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