ECONOMY & MARKETS

Australia's central bank left rates at record lows saying past cuts would aid growth for now.

Japonica is now willing to buy 4 billion euros of Greek government bonds, up from its offer a month ago of 2.9 billion euros.

The Chinese investment vehicle CAD Fund will ramp up its investments in Africa to build markets and spur development.

Famed investor Jim Rogers cautioned that Malaysia must open its economy up more for foreign investors.

The Bank of England should replace Charles Darwin with Ada Lovelace as the face of the £10 note, a petition says.

New York City hasn't bought a hybrid-engine bus in three years. Now it's scaling back the number they have.

A new airport will be built in Myanmar's central region of Bago, to be completed by 2017.

The George W. Bush Institute in Dallas and the White House both have declared that the concurrent trips to Africa by two US presidents was simply coincidental

However, the ISM employment metric came in at 48.7, down 1.4 percent from May's 50.1 percent reading -- which suggests fewer job openings.

Laos economy, benefiting from better infrastructure in the region, is set to expand in the coming years.

Numerous U.S. companies launched on public exchanges in May and in recent months, raising $13.1 billion, according to a PwC analysis.

What's more, youth unemployment in Greece and Spain currently exceeds 60 percent.

The loss of export orders is causing U.S. manufacturers to pull back on hiring, Markit said.

European data released Monday show Spain manufacturing flat but not shrinking, while the euro-zone jobless rift is widening.

Investors may be in a buying mood, after signs of a possible end to the EU's economic slowdown.

The protesters, a loose configuration of Morsi opponents, said they won't stop their demonstrations until Morsi resigns.

Croatia joined the EU on Sunday, 20 years after it won independence from Yugoslavia, amid much fanfare and skepticism.

Two separate surveys on China's factory growth differed in their readings but hinted at a slowdown in the country's manufacturing sector.

Chinese media say Philippine "provocations" in the South China Sea could lead to a "counterstrike."

Greece says it's on its way to revival and now is the time to invest. But don't go there just yet.

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party has called for a summer of protests.

A plan to invest $500 million in tourism announced, Myanmar projects 7.5 million visitors by 2020.

Natural gas companies welcomed the hike as a spur to greater investment in the sector.

The Chinese government is trying to slow down lending due to fears it’s causing major asset bubbles.

Serbia could become the 29th nation in the bloc, if talks scheduled to start in January 2014 go well.

Chinese official auditor Liu Jiayi told a top political committee that combined provincial debts have climbed to 3.85 trillion yuan.

The White House is looking for the next U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, and the field is wide open right now.

Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Ministry replied to the White House's suspension of the country’s special trade status (which doesn’t affect textiles).

The outlook for Vietnam is altogether grim: its debt-laden banks are in crisis and Hanoi does not have the money to recapitalize them.