Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Wednesday, with Philippines rising nearly 3 percent, on rising optimism that talks between China and the United States could end a months-long trade war between the world's

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UK shares jumped to their highest in more than a month on Wednesday, joining a broad global rally on hopes of an end to the US-Sino trade row and as a positive update from Taylor

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British productivity growth slowed to a two-year low during the three months to last September, official figures showed on Wednesday, reinforcing concerns about the underlying health of the economy ahead of Brexit. Weak productivity growth

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The French-based Gault & Millau food guides have been bought by an unnamed Russian family, its owner told AFP Wednesday. Come de Cherisey, who heads the prestigious gastronomic guides - second only to the Michelin

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The EU stands firm in its refusal to include agriculture in a new trade deal with the United States, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said Wednesday. Malmstroem met in Washington with US Trade Representative Robert

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French consumer confidence fell in December to its lowest since November 2014, putting more pressure on the euro zone's second-biggest economy, which has been hit by anti-government protests. The official statistics agency, INSEE, said on

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Canada's central bank on Wednesday maintained its key lending rate at 1.75 percent, citing a continued slowing of the global economy and fears over a US-China trade war. The Bank of Canada said the economy

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London is Europe's most attractive city for technology start-ups, despite a sharp slowdown last year, a study showed Wednesday. With Brexit looming, the Mayor's promotional agency London & Partners said that £1.8 billion ($2.3 billion,

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US central bankers on Wednesday seemed in lock-step in their desire to reassure financial markets that, for now, they will hold off on raising interest rates any further. Three voting members of the Federal Reserve

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China's annual passenger car sales fell last year for the first time in more than 20 years as the trade war with the US rocked consumer confidence and Beijing reined in car financing channels. Passenger

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