Tag: World news
Inflation ticks up in Europe, complicating the European Central Bank's next move
Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro ticked up to 2.6% in July, stubbornly above the European Central Bank’s target and...
Stock market today: Asian stocks are higher as Bank of Japan raises benchmark rate
Asian stocks were higher Wednesday following a decision by the Bank of Japan to raise its benchmark interest rate. Policy decisions were due...
How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime...
Hit Japanese video game is now a streaming series aiming for global appeal
TOKYO -- Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a classic mobster story...
Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate, aiming to curb yen's slide against the dollar
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate Wednesday to about .25% from zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb...
China's manufacturing activity contracted in July, the monthly Purchasing Managers' Index says
BEIJING -- A closely watched measure of Chinese manufacturing activity remained negative in July as concern persists about the state of the world's...