Bloomberg Business

Sweden’s housing market keeps defying rising credit costs with prices rising for a third month in a row, underpinning a brightening outlook after one of the worst routs globally in 2022.

Thailand will hold discussions with the United States on security issues this month on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, according to its new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

Japanese women are missing out on around ¥111 trillion ($761 billion) in pay for a range of household tasks they do for free, an amount that’s roughly equivalent to a fifth of the country’s economy.

China’s outrage over Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has dimmed prospects for improved ties when top officials of the two countries meet this week.

The International Monetary Fund and China have a “strong partnership,” the organization’s chief, Kristalina Georgieva, said as she wrapped a visit to the biggest lender for many developing economies and a key player in talks about their debt and financial stability.

Turkish inflation probably accelerated to the fastest since January, underscoring the central bank’s challenge as it raises interest rates to try to end a cost-of-living crisis.

L’Occitane International SA halted trading in Hong Kong ahead of an announcement that may spell out details on the French skin-care company’s potential take-private plan.

China’s biggest coal company said it is “seizing” the opportunity to build more fossil fuel power plants before 2025 as the government prioritizes energy security after a series of power shortages.

Singapore has continued to attract companies to expand their global footprint from the city-state, with major energy and agriculture groups building operations to trade biofuels, carbon offsets and crude.

Australia’s central bank is set to keep interest rates unchanged at Governor Philip Lowe’s final meeting amid mounting signs that its tightening campaign is slowing inflation without doing too much damage to the economy.