[ad_1] BIARRITZ, France/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China sought to ease trade war tensions on Monday, with Beijing calling for calm and U.S. President Donald Trump predicting a deal after markets fell in
Oil rises on hopes of easing U.S.-China trade tension
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday after the United States and China both suggested they could ease up in a trade war that has undermined the outlook for the global economy and
China’s yuan slumps to 11-year low, stocks fall as U.S. trade war escalates
[ad_1] SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s yuan fell to an 11-year low against the dollar on Monday and stocks dropped as the Sino-U.S. trade war sharply escalated, threatening to inflict more damage on the world’s
Credit Suisse to shift focus from branches to digital banking
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse said on Monday it would invest hundreds of millions of francs in digital services and other parts of its Swiss division by the end of 2021 and said it
India could review long-term LNG contract prices: Dharmendra Pradhan
[ad_1] An employee works on the production line of tanks for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at an energy equipment company in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/Files NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will
Global Markets: Shares skid as trade war deepens, fuels bond rush
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares sank on Monday as the latest salvos in the Sino-U.S. trade war shook confidence in the world economy and sent investors steaming to the safe harbour of sovereign bonds
India gold futures jump to record, silver at three-year high
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A salesman arranges gold bangles inside a jewellery showroom on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, a major gold-buying festival, in Mumbai, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo MUMBAI (Reuters) – Gold prices
Global Markets: Asian shares slugged, bonds bought amid trade gloom
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares sank on Monday as the latest salvo in the Sino-U.S. trade war shook confidence in the world economy and sent investors steaming to the safe harbours of sovereign bonds
Zambia introduces maize price cap to keep it affordable
[ad_1] LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia has introduced a cap on the price of maize to keep the staple food affordable, sparking protest from commercial farmers who accused the government of bringing back price controls. Agriculture
German finance minister backs plans for wealth tax: Handelsblatt
[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is backing plans for a wealth tax that his Social Democrats (SPD) want to introduce, the online edition of business daily Handelsblatt reported. German Finance Minister