* Bond concerns resurface ahead of Powell’s comments later in the day. * Uncertainty over US bank liquidity regulation weighs on bonds * Asian stocks down 1.8%, Nasdaq futures hit 2-month lows …
Read More »Philippines receives COVID-19 vaccine after delays
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippines received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, one of the last in Southeast Asia to obtain critical doses despite having the second highest number …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE-China’s Huawei, Rebounding From US Sanctions, Plans To Dive Into Electric Vehicles: Sources
(Adds Changan, BluePark share price move in paragraph 12) By Julie Zhu and Yilei Sun HONG KONG/BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) - China's Huawei plans to make electric vehicles under its own brand …
Read More »Exclusive: Ant Investor Boyu Capital Targets $ 6 Billion For New Private Equity Fund – Sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital, an investor in Chinese tech titans including billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, is raising a new China-focused fund targeting up to $ …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Global stocks slide as bond and commodity yields rise
* European stocks plunge * Wall Street futures down 0.85% * Chart: Global Asset Performance tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn * Chart: World Exchange Rates tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Global stocks plunged on Monday …
Read More »Vaccine supplies from Japan will be limited and will delay vaccines for the elderly
TOKYO, Feb.22 (Reuters) – Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines during the first months of the launch of the inoculation and vaccines for the elderly will be gradually distributed, …
Read More »Large crowds in Myanmar are unfazed by worst day of violence
Protesters holding placards against the coup shouting slogans through megaphones in the court building. Kaung Zaw Hein | Images SOPA | LightRocket | fake images Large crowds marched in Myanmar on Sunday …
Read More »China considers new actions to raise weak birth rate
China is considering additional measures to increase its weak birth rate, more than four years after ending its controversial one-child policy. ForThe Associated Press February 19, 2021 11:36 am • 2 min …
Read More »BioNTech Says It Will Provide Vaccines To Taiwan, Ongoing Talks
TAIPEI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – German company BioNTech SE plans to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, the company said, after the island complained that the company in December pulled out of …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: COVID recovery boosts stocks and ignites commodities
* Bitcoin drops from a record * Tokyo Nikkei in the 30-year high * Copper reaches an 8-year high due to hopes of recovery * US futures are up 0.5% * World …
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