Asian markets waver amid global growth, trade uncertainty
Views - 15 Wednesday, 3 July 2019 00:00
SHANGHAI (Reuters): Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday, US Treasury yields fell and gold rose as weak global manufacturing activity reinforced worries about slowing growth while uncertainties over the prospect of a Sino-US trade deal also hurt sentiment
Deeply divided, EU leaders halt talks after no deal on top jobs
BRUSSELS (Reuters): EU leaders suspended a summit on Monday after they failed to agree who should fill the bloc's top jobs, with divisions over the marquee role of European Commission president as entrenched as ever after some 20 hours of talks. Fr
Tense calm returns to Hong Kong after protests erupt into violence
HONG KONG (Reuters): A tense calm descended on Hong Kong early on Tuesday, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had stormed the legislature in chaotic scenes to protest against an extradition bill in a direct chall
Trump says Iran 'playing with fire' with uranium enrichment
DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters): Iran announced on Monday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, drawing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Tehran was "playing with fire." Tehran
OPEC extends oil cut to prop up prices as economy weakens
Views - 9 Wednesday, 3 July 2019 00:00
VIENNA (Reuters): OPEC agreed on Monday to extend oil supply cuts until March 2020 as the group's members overcame their differences in order to prop up the price of crude amid a weakening global economy and soaring US production. The move will lik
Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature
Views - 10 Tuesday, 2 July 2019 00:00
HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the former British colony's 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger over laws that would allow extraditions to China. A small group
Russia agrees with Saudi Arabia to extend OPEC+ oil output deal
OSAKA/VIENNA (Reuters): Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with OPEC on reducing oil output, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, as oil prices come under renewed pressure from rising US supplies and a slowin
'Back on track': China and US agree to restart trade talks
Views - 12 Monday, 1 July 2019 00:27
OSAKA (Reuters): The US and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks and Washington will not levy new tariffs on Chinese exports, China's Foreign Ministry said, raising hopes for the world's two largest economies to resolve their trade war
After surprise Trump-Kim meeting, US and North Korea to reopen talks
Views - 9 Monday, 1 July 2019 00:26
PANMUNJOM/SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters): US President Donald Trump became the first sitting US President to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to res
Prince William and Kate to visit Pakistan in the autumn
LONDON (Reuters): Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Pakistan in the autumn at the request of Britain's Foreign Office, Kensington Palace said on Saturday. Further details will be provided in due course, their office said. Pakistan's Hig
Hong Kong prepares for pro-democracy march amid extradition bill anger
HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong authorities called for calm ahead of Monday's annual pro-democracy march, with widespread anger over an extradition bill expected to lead to large crowds after high-profile protests this month against the proposal. Mo
Trump says agreed US won't raise tariffs, China will buy US farm goods
OSAKA (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday that the US would refrain from raising levies on Chinese imports for now while China would buy more US agricultural products. "We're hold
Modi Government freezes ads placed in three Indian newspaper groups
NEW DELHI (Reuters): India's Government has cut off advertisements to at least three major newspaper groups in a move that executives and an opposition leader said was likely retaliation for unfavourable reports. Critics have said that freedom of t
Pompeo says remains hopeful Pakistan will crack down on Islamist militants
Views - 8 Saturday, 29 June 2019 00:10
MUMBAI (Reuters): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a trip to India on Wednesday that he remained hopeful that neighbouring Pakistan would chose the "right course" in cracking down on Islamist fundamentalists. The United States and Br
Trump to Putin: Please don't meddle in US elections
OSAKA (Reuters): President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in US elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign's contact with the Kremlin during 2
Record number of women candidates is changing dynamics of 2020 US presidential race
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters): US Senator Kamala Harris says every time she became the first woman elected to an office in California, she was asked how it felt to be a "first" in the position and prompted to talk about women's issues. "I'd look
Oil prices slip ahead of G20 talks, OPEC meet
SEOUL (Reuters): Oil prices eased on Friday as traders awaited any update on the Sino-US trade war from a scheduled weekend meeting of the two countries' presidents at the G20, and eyed next week's OPEC gathering. Brent crude futures were down 35
Asian shares slip, gold gains as Trump-Xi trade jitters build
Views - 11 Saturday, 29 June 2019 00:01
SHANGHAI (Reuters): Asian shares stumbled on Friday and gold jumped amid rising doubts that a highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this weekend could lead to an easing of trade tensions. Uncert
Trump demands withdrawal of India's 'unacceptable' tariff hike
Views - 14 Friday, 28 June 2019 00:00
NEW DELHI (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded India withdraw retaliatory tariffs imposed by New Delhi this month, calling the duties "unacceptable" in a stern message that signals trade ties between the two countries are fas
Oil prices drop as traders wait for G20, OPEC+ meetings
TOKYO (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Thursday to erase some of the previous session's strong gains, as traders wait for the G20 summit in Japan and for a meeting of OPEC and other crude producers to decide on an extension of output cuts. Brent crude
Fresh protests rock Hong Kong as activists seek a voice at G20
Views - 6 Friday, 28 June 2019 00:00
Hong Kong (Reuters): Hong Kong was plunged into chaos again on Thursday as protesters rallied outside the justice secretary's offices, blocking roads and forcing workers to leave in the latest unrest to rock the city over an extradition bill that h
Japan PM Abe, China's Xi agree on need for 'free, fair' trade
Osaka (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together to promote "free and fair trade" in talks on Thursday that included a "complicated" global economic landscape, a Japanese official sa
UK's Prince William says it's fine for his kids to be gay
LONDON (Reuters): Britain's Prince William said on Wednesday it would be absolutely fine if one of his children was gay but admitted he was worried about the persecution and hatred they might face because of their royal status. The prince, 37, seco
Palestinians reject economic solutions from 'punitive' US
RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters): Palestinian leaders accused the Trump administration of punishing them with one hand and offering to reward them with the other, as protesters turned out in the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday to demonstrate against a US econ
Asia stocks slip after Fed tempers aggressive rate cut expectations
Views - 7 Thursday, 27 June 2019 00:42
TOKYO (Reuters): Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday and the dollar pulled back from three-month lows after Federal Reserve officials tempered expectations in the markets for aggressive monetary easing. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said the centr
Trump threatens 'obliteration', Iran calls White House 'mentally retarded'
Views - 12 Thursday, 27 June 2019 00:41
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters): US President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to obliterate parts of Iran if it attacked "anything American," in a new war of words with Iran which condemned fresh US sanctions on Tehran as "mentally retarded." B
UN chief says important Mideast peace efforts realise two-state vision
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday it was important "to pursue peace efforts to realise the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security." Guterres
Pompeo meets PM Modi for talks on trade, defence
NEW DELHI (Reuters): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for talks on trade and defence issues that have strained ties between the countries. Just days before Pompeo's visit, India slapped highe
Trump denies woman's sexual assault accusation: 'She's not my type'
WASHINGTON (Reuters): US President Donald Trump denied a new accusation of sexual violence raised by a woman who said she had to fight him off more than 20 years ago in the dressing room of a high-end New York department store. In an interview with T
Parents of girl from India who died in US desert 'desperate' for asylum
Views - 11 Wednesday, 26 June 2019 00:11
Reuters: The parents of a six-year-old migrant girl from India who died of heat stroke in an Arizona desert said they sought asylum in the United States because they were "desperate". "We wanted a safer and better life for our daughter and we m