TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Japan upgraded its overall view on the economy for the first time in three months in July, signalling a broader recovery in economic activity as the drag from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to fade.
TOKYO/SINGAPORE, July 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday for a second day on increasing concerns about tightening European supply after Russia, a key oil and natural gas supplier to the region, cut gas supply through a major pipeline.
HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Asian shares pared losses on Tuesday as investor sentiment improved on China's reported plans to tackle a debt crisis in real estate development.
July 24 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will consider the economic situation before deciding whether to press ahead with another big interest rate hike in September, policymaker and fiscal hawk Robert Holzmann said on Sunday.
WASHINGTON (July 25): US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that US economic growth is slowing and she acknowledged the risk of a recession, but she said a downturn was not inevitable.
LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks headed lower on Monday with investors in a cautious mood ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting and what could be the latest central bank signal of an even faster pace of tightening just as signs of a global slowdown mount.