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Europe scores tentative trade deal win over India
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Dollar struggles to recover from losses
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Global Economy
China unexpectedly cuts key rates as economy slows
China’s central bank cut key lending rates in a surprise move on Monday to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing’s zero-Covid policy and a property crisis.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China’s 2022 fuel exports to drop to 7-year low
China’s fuel product exports will rebound in August to near the highest for the year so far after Beijing issued more quotas in June and July, although broader curbs are set to cap shipments at seven-year lows for 2022, analysts and traders said.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Malaysia Airlines to buy 20 Airbus jets
Malaysia Airlines has agreed to acquire 20 Airbus A330neo planes to update its fleet of widebody jets, the European aircraft-maker said Monday.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US to pause oil, gas leasing in Colorado over climate
The Bureau of Land Management will pause oil and gas leasing on 2.2 million acres of Colorado public land after environmental groups alleged its current management plan failed to consider climate impacts, according to a settlement.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Vietnam considers $58.7b high-speed railway
Vietnam is considering building a high-speed railway that runs along the country’s length with a possible price tag of up to $58.7 billion, the government said on Sunday.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
UK Treasury proposes plan to cut fuel costs
UK finance minister Nadhim Zahawi has asked officials in the exchequer to work on a multibillion pound package that could lead to an extra 400 pound ($485.20) cut in energy bills, the Times reported on Saturday.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Switzerland could align with EU energy saving drive
Switzerland could prevent an energy shortage by aligning with a European Union plan to cut gas use by 15 per cent this winter, Energy Minister Simonetta Sommaruga told newspaper SonntagsBlick.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Germany seeks VAT exemption for gas levy
German finance minister Christian Lindner has written to the European Commission seeking permission to waive value-added tax on a new gas price levy for a limited period of time, a copy of his letter seen by Reuters showed on Sunday.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Argentina offers incentives for oil, gas industry
Argentina announced late on Friday a package of tax and customs benefits for the oil and gas industry meant to attract dollars to the South American nation, which is battling crippling inflation and a low level of foreign currency reserves.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Abu Dhabi stocks fall as oil drops
Abu Dhabi index closed lower on Friday, slipping off its record highs in line with oil prices as weak corporate earning sapped investors’ appetite, while the Dubai index bucked the trend.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukraine in default
Global rating agencies S&P and Fitch on Friday lowered Ukraine’s foreign currency ratings to selective default and restricted default as they consider the country’s debt restructuring as distressed.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Hong Kong’s GDP shrinks 1.3pc in Q2
Hong Kong’s economy contracted 1.3 per cent in the second quarter from the same period a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, following a weak performance in external trade during the period.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US move to negotiate drug prices a defeat for Big Pharma
Big Pharma spent more than any other industry to lobby Congress and federal agencies this year, a Reuters analysis shows, but still suffered a major defeat after failing to stop a bill that allows the government to negotiate prices on select drugs.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
US employers struggle to find enough workers
Salespeople, food servers, postal workers -- “Help Wanted” ads are proliferating across the United States, as companies struggle to deal with a worker shortage caused by the pandemic, a rash of early retirements and restrictive immigration laws.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
More cash needed to save Britons
Britain’s energy crisis will push millions into destitution this winter unless the government hands out more cash to help struggling households pay fuel bills, Rishi Sunak, the trailing candidate in the contest to become Britain’s next leader, said.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia starts delivering extra gas to Hungary
Hungary said Saturday that Russia has started delivering additional gas to the EU member following a July visit to Moscow by its foreign minister.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Oil price falls 2pc
Oil prices plunged around 2 per cent on Friday, on expectations that supply disruptions in the US Gulf of Mexico would be short-term, while recession fears clouded the demand outlook.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia may buy yuan, rupee, lira for rainy day fund
Russia is considering buying the currencies of “friendly” countries such as China, India and Turkey to hold in its National Wealth Fund (NWF), having lost the ability to buy dollars or euros due to sanctions, the central bank said on Friday.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China’s new bank loans tumble
New bank lending in China tumbled more than expected in July while broad credit growth slowed, as fresh Covid flare-ups, worries about jobs and a deepening property crisis made companies and consumers wary of taking on more debt.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Turkey to keep rate at 14pc despite 80pc inflation
Turkey’s central bank is expected to hold its policy rate unchanged at 14 per cent for an eighth meeting next week, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, in the face of a global tightening cycle and rampant inflation at nearly 80 per cent that shows no signs of falling.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM