Poland is one of the only three European Union (EU) countries with a decreasing unemployment rate in 2007-2014, Poland's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy reported Monday, quoting Eurostat figures.
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan reiterated on Thursday that China is likely to have fully liberalized interest rates within two years, but the timetable will depend on economic circumstances at home and abroad.
The number of new born babies of Japan hit a record low of 1,029,800 in 2013, leading to the fastest rate of natural population decline, local media reported Wednesday.
The largest increase in adult obesity in the world occurred in Australasia in the past 30 years rising by more than 80 percent, according to a new study.
The upcoming presidential election in Indonesia might have to go through multiple rounds as no single hopeful is expected to gain dominance with record-breaking growth of swing voters, according to a recent survey.
China's central bank is looking to negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs) as calls for a fully liberalized interest rate grow.
As China prepares to liberalize interest rates, the experiences of the United States and other countries may offer some timely lessons.
The Federal Reserve has signaled it may raise the federal interest rate as early as next spring, depending on conditions, and says the economy is firm enough to keep the taper on course.
China's commerce ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that people should not hype the recent downward movement in the value of the Renminbi, or the yuan, against the U.S. dollar.
China will widen the yuan's daily trading band from the current 1 percent to 2 percent starting next Monday, the country's central bank said Saturday.
China is very likely to ease its grip on banks' deposit rate in the coming one or two years, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Tuesday.
China will maintain a reasonably high growth rate this year with slim chance of a "hard landing" although its manufacturing activity contracted for two consecutive months, a U.S. economist said Thursday.
China will maintain a reasonably high growth rate this year with slim chance of a "hard landing" although its manufacturing activity contracted for two consecutive months, a U.S. economist said Thursday.
The value of the Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, has fallen against the U.S. dollar for five consecutive trading days. It weakened 13 basis points to 6.1189 against the greenback on Monday.
The value of the Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 43 basis points to 6.1146 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
The Federal Reserve officials generally agreed to continue trimming stimulus, with a few participants eyeing to raise the federal funds rate relatively soon, according to the minutes of the Fed's January policy meeting, which were released Wednesday.
The U.S. job market is off to an unsteady start in 2014 with yet another lackluster unemployment report released on Friday.
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