[ad_1] (Reuters) – Palladium hit a record high on Tuesday, moving close to $1,500, due to a prolonged supply deficit, while gold rose to a near 10-month high as rising optimism for a U.S.-China trade
EU agrees to cut greenhouse gas emissions from trucks
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Tuesday to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from new trucks and buses by 30 percent by a 2030 deadline as part of its commitment to
Saab proposes to make 96 Gripen jets in India to win Air Force deal
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Swedish defence firm Saab AB, which is seeking to sell its Gripen fighter jets to the Indian Air Force, said on Tuesday it could offer to make most of them in
WTO warns of global trade slowdown as indicator hits 9-year low
[ad_1] Aerial view of containers at a loading terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer GENEVA (Reuters) – A quarterly leading indicator of world merchandise trade slumped to its lowest
Overseas investors shy away from Asian bond markets in January
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Foreign flows into emerging Asian bonds turned negative for the first time in four months in January, data showed, suggesting that a shift away from a tightening bias for regional central banks
Gold stays near 10-month peak; Palladium scales new high
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices hovered near 10-month highs on Tuesday as optimism around U.S.-China trade discussions dimmed the dollar’s appeal, while palladium struck a record high on supply concerns. An employee places gold bars
Honda to shut UK car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500 jobs
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese car maker Honda is set to announce it’s closing its only British car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500 jobs, a lawmaker told Reuters, in the latest blow
Australia watchdog plans criminal claims on financial sector after inquiry rap
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s corporate regulator, which was criticised heavily by a misconduct inquiry for being soft on the financial industry, said on Tuesday it expects to refer major financial institutions and their representatives
Vitamin maker Blackmores sounds alarm on China demand health, shares hammered
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian vitamin maker Blackmores Ltd said it would review its China business and issued a surprise profit warning, citing soft consumer demand on the mainland, sending its shares down the most
Australia’s ANZ to boost investor lending as mortgage book shrinks
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd pledged on Tuesday to lend more to investors as it reported the lowest annualised growth rate in mortgage lending in more than two years