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Consumers supporting US economy amid manufacturing slump
American consumers appear to be carrying the US economy in their shopping carts as manufacturing slumps amid President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with China, and financial signals warn of a possible recession.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Indonesia’s leader pledges capital move, economic boost
Indonesian leader Joko Widodo said Friday he would press on with plans to move the nation’s capital and roll out measures to kickstart Southeast Asia’s biggest economy as it feels the sting of slowing global growth.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Is the clock ticking again for Argentine debt? Ask the IMF
A collapse in Argentina’s peso currency this week and soaring borrowing costs have fueled investors’ concern that Latin America’s third-largest economy is heading for another debt restructuring.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Indonesia threatens tariff hike on EU dairy in trade spat
Indonesia’s trade minister Friday threatened to impose higher tariffs on EU dairy imports in response to the bloc’s proposed move to hit biodiesel made from palm oil with anti-subsidy duties.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Brexit turmoil drives UK towards recession
Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter of the year on Brexit turmoil, official data showed Friday, placing the country on the verge of recession and sending the pound tumbling to a 2.5-year low.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
US-China trade deal in doubt, Trump says US ‘not ready’
President Donald Trump cast more doubt on chances for a trade deal with Beijing on Friday, signaling he might cancel talks set for September amid an intensifying US-China trade war.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
IMF warns increasing US tariffs could cut China growth sharply
China’s economy already is slowing amid the trade conflict with the United States, but if Washington were to ramp up tariffs even further it could cut Chinese growth sharply, the IMF warned Friday.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
India’s summer crop planting down 5.3pc from last year, gap narrows
Indian farmers have planted 87 million hectares with summer-sown crops so far, farm ministry data showed on Friday, down 5.3 percent from last year, narrowing the sowing gap as monsoon rains picked up from the previous week.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Adidas celebrates 70 years with star-studded building opening
Adidas celebrated its 70th anniversary on Friday with appearances at its Bavaria campus by sponsored athletes such as tennis veteran Stan Smith and German soccer legend Philipp Lahm, as well as celebrity partners like Pharrell Williams.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Huawei unveils Harmony operating system, won’t ditch Android for smartphones
Huawei Technologies unveiled on Friday its proprietary operating system for smartphones and other devices, as US trade restrictions imposed in May threaten to cut the Chinese firm’s access to US technologies such as Android.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Gold gains as trade concerns weigh on global markets
Signs of further escalation of the US-China trade war and weak UK economic data weighed on global markets on Friday, capping a volatile week that has pushed gold to its highest level in six years.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Investors look for consumer pressure ahead of next tariffs
As President Donald Trump prepares to slap new tariffs on Chinese imports, investors are bracing for signs of pressure on US consumers as top retailers begin reporting quarterly results next week and key consumer sentiment and retail sales data is released.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Global economic uncertainty threatens oil demand: IEA
Concerns over the health of the global economy, marked by the US-China trade dispute, forced the International Energy Agency on Friday to lower its growth forecast for oil demand for 2019 and 2020.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Germany eyes fiscal U-turn with new debt to finance climate plan
Germany is considering ditching its long-cherished balanced budget policy to help finance a costly climate protection programme with new debt, a senior government official said.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Apple loses more ground in smartphone market
Apple lost more ground in the shrinking smartphone market last quarter, with a sales tracker saying the tech giant was pushed off the top-three seller list by a Chinese rival.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Russia’s top borrowers join calls to let banks use domestic ratings
Russia’s top gas producer Gazprom and a raft of other major firms have added to calls for the banking sector to use domestic ratings in implementing new financial regulations, saying this would ease pressure on banks and cut lending rates.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Prolonged uncertainty weighs on euro zone growth outlook: ECB
Prolonged uncertainty is dampening the euro zone’s growth outlook, particularly for manufactured goods, the European Central Bank said in a regular Economic Bulletin on Thursday.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Investors seek safety in bonds on fears over economic outlook
Plunging bond yields jolted global markets Wednesday as interest rate cuts by three central banks and grim German economic data underscored worries about a weakening global economy amid the protracted US-China trade war.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM
China’s exports unexpectedly rise in July
China’s exports beat expectations to rise in July while its purchases continued to shrink, official data showed Thursday, despite simmering US trade tensions.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM
More Hong Kong companies say business impacted by mass protests
Conglomerate Swire Pacific became the latest major Hong Kong company to voice concern about the impact of protests in the city on business activity, saying they are having direct and indirect impact on demand on a number of its businesses.
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