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BoJ joins Fed in signalling easing if needed, keeps policy steady for now
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday but Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled readiness to ramp up stimulus as global risks cloud the economic outlook, joining US and European central banks in dropping hints of additional easing.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Fed likely to leave rates steady, despite market outlook and Trump demands
The US Federal Reserve concludes its latest two-day policy meeting on Wednesday expected to leave interest rates on hold but flag whether it plans to cut rates later this year as investors expect and the US president has demanded.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Reforms and transparency needed for Belt and Road success: World Bank
China’s global Belt and Road Initiative could boost economies and reduce poverty rates in dozens of developing countries, but risks environmental damage, debt and corruption if improvements aren’t made, the World Bank said Wednesday.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed to meet at the G20 summit in Japan next week, raising hopes for a truce in the bruising trade war between the world’s top two economies.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
China pulls WTO suit over claim to be a market economy
China has halted a dispute at the World Trade Organization over its claim to be a market economy, a panel of three WTO adjudicators said on Monday, meaning Beijing must accept continued EU and US “anti-dumping” levies on cheap Chinese goods.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Huawei underestimated impact of US ban: CEO
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said the impact of a US ban on the Chinese company was more severe than expected and warned that revenue would dip to around $100 billion this year and the next.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Businesses clamour for Trump’s ear as $300b in new China tariffs loom
Washington is planning another tidal wave of tariffs on Chinese imports that represent a worst-case scenario for markets and major industries on both sides of the Pacific.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
US chipmakers quietly lobby to ease Huawei ban
Huawei's American chip suppliers, including Qualcomm and Intel, are quietly pressing the US government to ease its ban on sales to the Chinese tech giant, even as Huawei itself avoids typical government lobbying, people familiar with the situation said.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Global shares snap seven-day winning streak
World share markets snapped a seven-day winning streak on Wednesday as the White House took a tough line on trade talks with China, while an impending reading on US inflation was set to refine the odds of an early cut in interest rates there.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Calm technology and its competitive advantage
Technology is pervading every sphere and technological advancements are rapidly impacting our lives. Today, we spend a good amount of time dabbling with technology – be it while using apps on our smart phones or for that matter, playing games.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
India defends methodology to measure economic growth
The Indian government on Tuesday defended its methodology of calculating the country’s economic growth, countering the argument of a former top economic advisor who said that Asia’s third-largest economy might be overestimating its growth rate.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
China inflation hits highest level in 15 months
Inflation in China rose to its highest level in more than a year in May driven by surges in pork and fruit prices caused by the African swine fever epidemic and bad weather, official data showed Wednesday.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Motorbike taxi firms rev up for race into West Africa
Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi firms in Asia can be replicated in some of the fastest growing countries in the world.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Reliance, BP to start work on third gas project in India’s Bay of Bengal
India’s Reliance Industries Ltd and partner BP said on Tuesday they would start developing a third gas field off India’s east coast.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Ten US states sue to stop Sprint-T-Mobile deal
Ten states led by New York and California filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop T-Mobile US Inc’s $26 billion purchase of Sprint Corp, warning that consumer prices will jump due to reduced competition.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
G20 won’t produce ‘definitive’ US-China deal: official
The Group of 20 summit later this month could lead to progress towards a trade deal with China but is not the venue for a “definitive agreement,” US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
UK jobless rate holds at 45-year low
British unemployment has held at a 45-year low, official data showed Tuesday, despite headwinds from Brexit and the slowing global economy.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
European banking mergers needed: German bank body
The head of Germany’s BdB banking association said that cross-border mergers in the European banking industry were becoming more of a necessity, given the risks of weakened financial institutions for the euro zone.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Pakistan to present austerity-centred budget following IMF deal
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was set to present an austerity-focused budget Tuesday, weeks after the country reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $6 billion bailout.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Japanese chip gear supplier to honour US blacklist of China firms
Japan’s Tokyo Electron, the world’s No.3 supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, will not supply to Chinese clients blacklisted by Washington, a senior company executive told Reuters.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM