The US central bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2008, citing concerns about the global economy. The move comes amid economic uncertainties amid President Donald Trump’s trade wars and Brexit. The Federal...
Overnight, China has published as usual data miraculously soon after the end of the period to which they relate. The way had been prepared for a drop in Q2 GDP to a 27-year low of...
If eurozone inflation stays low, the European Central Bank (ECB) could cut interest rates even further and take other steps to boost it, ECB chief Mario Draghi said. The remark prompted accusations from Donald Trump....
US special counsel Mueller has said his office did not determine whether President Trump committed a crime. Mueller did say there had been a systematic attempt to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. US...
US officials are in China on Monday for the start of fresh trade negotiations. What’s on the agenda — and what progress could be made as another deadline looms in the trade battle between Beijing...
Donald Trump’s pledge that the US “won’t put up with high oil prices for much longer” has led to speculation about how he may try to force OPEC’s hand. Skepticism abounds over whether the price...
Amid intensifying trade friction between Washington and Beijing, a new round of US tariffs took effect on Monday, raising the stakes for both sides. China seems to have several tools up its sleeve to counter...
Trump has handed the fossil fuel industry another gift by rolling back coal regulations. Despite such actions, experts say the global green economy will continue to grow. US President Donald Trump has yet again dealt...
The Chinese yuan has been on a losing streak in recent days, drawing fresh ire from US President Trump who accuses Beijing of deliberately depreciating the yuan to boost its exports and undercut American competitiveness....
The messy quarrel over the G7 communique serves nobody. So why not scrap these summits altogether? After all, the four-decade-old event is an anachronistic format anyway, says Felix Steiner. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and French...
The EU’s top trade official Cecilia Malmstrom spoke with her US opposite number ahead of a deadline that could see tariffs imposed on EU metal exports. Brussels could impose levies of its own on some...
Australia, the US, India and Japan are talking about plans for a regional scheme to counterbalance China’s growing influence, a report says. A US official spoke of an “alternative” rather than a “rival” plan. Australia,...