FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – AirAsia ( AIRA.KL ) is discussing the possible purchase of another 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft as executive director of the company, Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, and Airbus will …
Read More »Asian stocks were affected by China’s drift, oil extends profits
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equity markets were under pressure on Wednesday due to further declines in Chinese stocks and the yuan affected the entire region, while oil prices rose while the United …
Read More »Britain is underestimating the true size of the EU divorce law, say UK lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government's estimate of how much the European Union will have to pay as part of its divorce settlement is at least 10 billion pounds too low, a …
Read More »OPEC moves towards increasing oil supply as Iran softens the stance
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC approached Friday to boost oil production, as its leader Saudi Arabia appeared to have persuaded its archrival Iran to cooperate after major consumers warned of a shortage of …
Read More »Turkey’s troubled financial markets and overseas exposure
LONDON (Reuters) – Turkey heads to the polls on Sunday to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections, and President Tayyip Erdogan is widely expected to be re-elected to an office that will …
Read More »The chief economist of the Bank of England calls for an increase in rates, MPC gives a new QE guide
LONDON, (Reuters) – The Bank of England kept rates on hold on Thursday, but its chief economist unexpectedly joined the minority of lawmakers who are calling for a rate hike now, in …
Read More »Swiss vote on whether to introduce a “real money” plan
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters will learn on Sunday if their country will be the first in the world to introduce a radical new financial system that would prohibit commercial banks from …
Read More »Malaysia seeks to arrest financier Jho Low for 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Reuters) – Malaysia is seeking to arrest finance company Low Taek Jho, who is believed to be living abroad, for his involvement in a corruption scandal at the …
Read More »Oil prices fall as OPEC and Russia increase production momentum
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell to less than $ 78 a barrel on Friday, as OPEC and Russia considered reducing supply barriers to compensate for disruptions in Venezuela and an expected …
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