The world, in perspective.

A first home buyer paid $1,197,500 in post-auction negotiations as the agent said the rate hike was affecting the market.

Eighteen editions on, China’s biggest annual shopping festival is growing up. As the sales frenzy gives way to longer promotions and more cautious spending, brands and platforms are rethinking how to win over shoppers.

The Fed’s October bank lending survey shows tighter standards for small firms and commercial real estate, while subprime borrowers face tougher credit.

Brussels has set out a far more ambitious membership roadmap for Moldova than it has for Ukraine.

Pakistan's chief mediator in its efforts to de-escalate the now eight-month-old Iran war has been to Tehran twice this month, most recently on Monday alongside Saudi and Turkish officials.

Pakistan's military spokesman warns of 'powerful spoilers and detractors' who still believe the conflict serves them.

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German politicians have been slow to respond as they wait to see who is likely to comprise the next coalition. Many are also hoping for a government without religious hardliners.

Big Oil earnings are coming. Why guidance could matter most and why the the charts suggest investors should be cautious.

The chancellor has had to grapple with a mix of public finances and household finances being a mess.

Younger office holders will need more time and exposure to win over party cadres, says Gillian Koh from the Institute of Policy Studies.