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By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales slumped in June as coronavirus lockdowns and mobility restrictions in much of the country hit demand, yet another sign that the economy hit a...

By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, clawing back some of the week's losses as investors reassessed economic worries, but the dollar was fi...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said the economy may enjoy a stronger-than-expected rebound if coronavirus vaccinations speed up, offering an upbeat v...

FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO (Reuters) - The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics began on Wednesday with Japanese women's softball pitcher Yukiko Ueno getting Games competition underway in what the head of the ...

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar took a breather from its grind higher on Wednesday, easing slightly from multi-month peaks as a bout of risk-aversion ebbed, though selling was light ...

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto is asking train drivers working in mineral-rich Western Australia to work more hours, following a move by rival BHP Group, as miners rush to ship mill...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers saw the price outlook muddled by rising global commodity costs and soft consumption, minutes of their June meeting showed, underscoring the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States condemned the announcement on Tuesday that parts of an abandoned town in Cyprus would be transferred to Turkish Cypriot control, U.S. Secretary of State Antony...

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fundraising arm of the Republican Party raised more money in June than its Democratic counterpart as heavy inflows from small donors signaled rank-and-file en...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, said locally acquired cases of COVID-19 rose back into the triple digits on Wednesday, as authorities scramble to contain a rapidly...