Archive for the February 27, 2019
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Hong Kong stocks fell on Tuesday, tracking a correction in Asian markets, as investors waited to see if Washington and Beijing can clinch a trade deal. The Hang Seng index fell 0.7 percent to 28,772.06,
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday, in line with broader Asia, as investors waited to see if the United States and China could clinch a trade deal. US President Donald Trump said on
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Britain's FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday as miner Fresnillo slumped after poor results and the sterling rallied on growing signs of a Brexit delay, though online grocer Ocado soared after confirming joint venture talks with
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The Bank of England on Tuesday said it was preparing to give lenders greater access to cash borrowing in its latest move to help bring financial stability ahead of Brexit. "The Bank will increase the
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Singapore's industrial production shrank to its lowest in two-and-a-half years in January as its electronics manufacturing further declined, data showed on Tuesday. Manufacturing output in January fell 3.1 percent from a year earlier, data from
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Russia said Tuesday it had laid fiber-optic cables to a chain of Pacific islands disputed by Japan, delivering high-speed internet to homes and businesses there despite protests from Tokyo. An 815-kilometre(506-mile) fibre-optic cable had connected
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Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a licence for Standard Chartered to open a unit in the kingdom, the state news agency reported on Tuesday. Under its strategy to wean economy off oil, the Saudi government is
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Standard Chartered's pre-tax profit surged to $3.9 billion in 2018, the bank said Tuesday, after previously warning it had set aside nearly $1 billion for regulatory fines in the US and Britain. The UK-based bank
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Standard Chartered's pre-tax profit surged to $3.9 billion in 2018, the bank said Tuesday, after previously warning it had set aside nearly $1 billion for regulatory fines in the US and Britain. The UK-based bank
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A US regulator Tuesday announced the launch of an antitrust task force to focus on competition in the tech sector and to consider challenging mergers and tie-ups retroactively. The Federal Trade Commission announcement comes amid
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