Archive for the August 29, 2019
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France's Clarisse Agbegnenou survived a huge scare against Japan's Miku Tashiro to capture an emotional fourth world judo title Wednesday and fourth overall after a ferocious women's 63-kilogram final. Israel's Sagi Muki powered to a
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Double world under-20 sprint champion Briana Williams could miss next month's World Championships after reportedly testing positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). The Jamaican daily The Gleaner said that the 17-year-old initially failed the
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The yen stood tall against its peers on Wednesday, with an inversion of the US yield curve stoking recession worries and keeping the safe-haven Japanese currency in demand. "It remains to be seen how accurately
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The Japanese yen clung to its recent gains on Wednesday as worries about a global economic downturn grew, while sterling slumped on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to limit parliament's opportunity to derail his
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The US dollar was modestly higher against the yen on Wednesday morning, but the move indicated little change in investor sentiment as the Japanese currency largely clung to its recent gains on growing fears of
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Renewed caution about resolving the US-China trade war drove investors to safe-haven assets on Tuesday, deepening the Treasury yield curve inversion and lifting the Japanese yen against the dollar. Ten-year Treasury yields, a bellwether of
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South Africa's rand slowed slightly on Wednesday as traders continued to tread cautiously with an eye on global developments, while stocks strengthened. At 1523 GMT the rand was 0.16% weaker at 15.360, barely moved from
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Most emerging Asian currencies inched lower on Wednesday, with sentiment largely subdued as investors continued to grapple with worries over the Sino-US trade dispute and the global economic outlook. Any early hopes of headway in
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The pound fell to a six-day low on Wednesday, holding barely above $1.22 as Britain's Queen Elizabeth gave the nod to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to suspend parliament, leaving lawmakers little time to prevent
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Sri Lanka's rupee fell on Wednesday to its seven-month closing low as foreign fund outflows after the central bank cut key monetary policy rates weighed on the currency. Shares closed steady. Foreign investors sold net
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