* MSCI ex-Japan reverses initial gains, falls from 3-week high * China and Hong Kong stocks down, CSI300 down 1% * The dollar softens to two-week lows. * Crude oil prices rise …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks prepare for slow start after Wall Street retreats from all-time highs
April 7 (Reuters) – Asia stocks are set to open slowly on Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded from all-time highs reached in previous sessions as investors look to the upcoming earnings season …
Read More »WORLD MARKETS-Recovery of yields on stocks and bonds; the dollar shows strength
* Economic optimism offset by concerns about US-China tensions. * Euro / dollar lower since November due to divergent COVID outlook * Oil Settles as Efforts to Refloat Stranded Tanker Suez Continue …
Read More »Germany warns third wave of coronavirus could be worst yet
BERLIN (Reuters) – The third wave of the coronavirus in Germany could be the worst yet and the possibility of 100,000 new infections a day is not ruled out, the director of …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE-Hong Kong calls on foreign governments to stop accepting special British passports
By Greg Torode, Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government has told some foreign consulates to stop accepting a British travel document that many of its …
Read More »One day after the mea culpa, Merkel gives German talks about the virus
By Paul Carrel, Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – The light is at the end of the tunnel and “we will beat this virus,” Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germans on Thursday, just one …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian equities falter in volatile trading as China tech sell-off weighs on
By Stanley White, Katanga Johnson * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Threat of US Exclusion Shakes China Tech * Bargain hunting for growth stocks supports other markets * Oil falls but the …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks fall, dollar soars in flight to safety
SYDNEY, March 24 (Reuters) – Asian stocks hit a two-week low on Wednesday, oil weakened further and the dollar approached four-month highs as the coronavirus locks in Europe and potential gains Taxation …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks lose gains as China worries rise
By Alun John, Chris Prentice HONG KONG / WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Asian equities reversed earlier gains on Tuesday, weighed down by Chinese markets as investors took profit from a recent …
Read More »EU has ‘absolutely no need’ for Sputnik V vaccine, says commissioner
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union does not need Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 and can achieve immunity across the continent using European production, a top EU executive said on Sunday …
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