BEIJING (Reuters) - China still has room to ease its monetary policy, but the policy room cannot be easily squandered, a central bank official said on Friday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Global shares ticked up on Friday, but hesitated to test an all-time peak as investors worried a new U.S. law backing Hong Kong protests could derail Washington’s and Beijing’s efforts to end their trade war.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar headed for its highest weekly finish against the safe-haven yen since May on Friday, as data showing the U.S. economy on a firm footing prompted investors to scale back rate-cut bets.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian share markets wobbled on Thursday as concerns that tensions over Hong Kong may stymie a U.S.-China trade deal cast a pall over Thanksgiving cheer from positive U.S. economic data.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will speed up reforms to help build a market-based, globalized business environment and break investment barriers for all kinds of companies, Premier Li Keqiang was quoted as saying during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Wednesday on upbeat U.S. data in subdued trading as uncertainty about a possible U.S.-China trade deal lingered during a U.S.-holiday shortened week.