Remark underscores how a weak yen has become a tricky political issue for Japan, which has historically focused on preventing a strong currency from hurting the country's export sector

MPs in Japan adopted a resolution on Tuesday on the "serious human rights situation" in China, and called for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to take steps to relieve the situation

The Reserve Bank of Australia stressed that ceasing bond purchases did "not imply" a near-term increase in interest rates and the board was still prepared to be patient

The AFL-CIO, which represents 12.5 million workers, said in a letter to lawmakers the bill's $52 billion for chips is critical to "addressing the current chip shortage"

Resource-rich nation banned coal exports for January, imposed curbs on palm oil shipments, and also floated the idea of an export tax on nickel pig iron – all in the opening weeks of 2022

Two-day meeting of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue foreign ministers comes amid Biden administration's concerns about China, even as tensions rise with Russia over Ukraine

Jakarta shocked global edible oil markets last week by implementing a new rule that made it mandatory for palm oil producers to sell 20% of their output to domestic consumers at fixed prices

Beijing also set the quota for smelting and separation, the ministries of Industry and Information Technology and Natural Resources said

Fang Xinghai, the commission vice-chairman, hosted the virtual meeting with more than a dozen foreign financial institutions on Tuesday, the sources said

Jim Umpleby, chief executive, said the machinery company's revenues would have been higher had it not faced supply chain problems

The Chinese territory's gross domestic producT grew 4.8% in the fourth quarter thanks to robust exports and improved private consumption

World's largest economy is showing signs of tighter lending conditions even before Fed has acted as rates on 30-year fixed mortgages have jumped