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Japan's households cut consumption for a fourth month as inflation continues to weigh on their purchasing power, showing an economic fragility that's likely to keep the Bank of Japan cautious about additional rate hikes.

President-elect Donald Trump urged Venezuela not to harm opposition leader María Corina Machado after she was briefly arrested on Thursday, in his first public comments on the country's disputed election.

Oil rose for a second day as falling US inventories offset more signs of economic weakness in China, the biggest importer.

Colombian inflation exceeded expectations in December, overshooting the central bank's target range for a fourth straight year.

President Joe Biden said he was increasing federal assistance to California as the state deals with raging wildfires that have ravaged communities and that he had urged Governor Gavin Newsom to spare no expense in combating the deadly flames.

Hong Kong's residential property market is set to finally turn a corner after a three-year slump as lower interest rates draw more buyers, according to analysts. Just don't expect prices to grow much.

As Elon Musk and Argentina's Javier Milei champion ambitious plans to dramatically slash the size of government, a similar effort is getting underway across the globe from political leaders with a completely different ideology: Vietnam's Communist .. ...

Institutional investors would face new restrictions on buying housing units in New York state under a proposal that Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to pass in the state budget due April 1.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will become the most senior British official to visit Beijing in 7 years this weekend as she embarks on a mission to deepen economic ties with China against the backdrop of UK market turmoil that threatens to ...

Shares of Bloks Group Ltd., the popular Chinese maker of Ultraman and Transformers figurines, will begin trading in Hong Kong on Friday after its $215 million initial public offering drew overwhelming demand from individual investors.