Bloomberg Business

Inflation in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia fell to 4.2% on the year in September from 5.9% in August, indicating a national figure roughly in line with forecasts.

Southeast Asian central banks are using tools other than rate hikes to defend their currencies against the surging dollar as bets on higher-for-longer Federal Reserve rates take hold.

India’s bond markets may see inflows of as much as $10 billion even before JPMorgan Chase & Co. adds the nation’s debt to its emerging market index in mid-2024, according to ICICI Bank Ltd.

Chinese copper foil maker Londian Wason Energy Tech is planning an initial public offering in the US, people familiar with the matter said.

Teten Masduki couldn’t stop talking about TikTok. In a July meeting with his team, the Indonesian minister broke from the official agenda every five to 10 minutes to complain about how the Chinese-owned social media platform was squeezing local players.

Volkswagen AG has fixed an IT outage that ground production at VW brand plants to a halt Wednesday, with the carmaker’s global network of plants currently in the process of resuming operations.

Global issuers are increasingly keen to sell yuan bonds to take advantage of the low rates, setting up the currency to be a potential financing vehicle, according to the top underwriter of such notes outside of China.

Yelp Inc. preemptively sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in an effort to maintain notices for users of the online forum that say crisis pregnancy centers don’t provide abortion services.

Singapore announced a S$1.1 billion ($800 million) package to shield its citizens from the pain of price increases, even as inflation has been steadily slowing in Southeast Asia’s only developed economy.