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White House gets small rare earth win, but China's export regime is here to stay
By Laurie Chen and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - China will address U.S. concerns about rare earth shortages, the White House said on Sunday in a recap of agreements struck at last week's ...
May 17, 2026
China's property investment extends decline in January-April
BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - Property investment in China fell 13.7% in the first four months compared with the same period last year following an 11.2% drop in the first quarter, official data showed ...
May 17, 2026
China's April industrial output, retail sales growth miss expectations
BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - China's industrial output grew 4.1% in April from a year earlier, slowing from the 5.7% pace in March, official data showed on Monday. The data released by the National Bur...
May 17, 2026
China's home price falls narrow, but recovery may be months away
By Liangping Gao, Yukun Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - China's new home prices fell at their slowest monthly pace in a year in April, offering tentative signs of stabilisation, though ...
May 17, 2026
Dollar dips; rising oil and bond yields temper losses
By Jiaxing Li and Amanda Cooper HONG KONG/LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - The dollar dipped against a range of major currencies on Monday, but held near last week's highs, as fresh tensions in the Middle E...
May 17, 2026
Exclusive-Japan's extra budget to include funding from fresh debt, source says
By Tamiyuki Kihara and Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan's government is likely to issue fresh debt as part of funding for a planned extra budget to cushion the economic blow from the Middl...
May 17, 2026
Samsung Electronics and union extend talks to avert strike threatening global supply chains
By Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin SEJONG, South Korea, May 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and its labour union plan to hold more talks on Tuesday in a bid to avert the biggest strike in the tech gi...
May 17, 2026
Global stocks skid, bonds buckle as oil climbs
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 18 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were on the skids on Monday as fresh drone attacks in the Gulf shoved oil prices and bond yields higher, while the AI euphoria underpinning...
May 17, 2026
G7 finance chiefs seek to tackle imbalances in wake of bond selloff
By Leigh Thomas, David Lawder and Makiko Yamazaki PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - G7 finance ministers met in Paris on Monday, looking to find common ground on tackling economic tensions and global imbalanc...
May 17, 2026
UK asking prices show bigger-than-usual rise in May, Rightmove says
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Asking prices for British homes in May rose by more than usual for the time of year, despite uncertainty about the Iran war, and a key mortgage rate eased back, property web...
May 17, 2026
