Asian shares perk up ahead of key policy events in China, U.S.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian share markets ticked up on Monday as investors cautiously looked to whether key policy events in the United States and China could allay concerns about slowing…
Stock selloff snowballs as investors price in slowing world economy
LONDON (Reuters) – Losses on global stocks snowballed on Monday, with Wall Street set to follow Europe and Asia lower as fresh signs emerged that the U.S.-China trade spat was…
U.S., China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday after high-stakes talks in Argentina between U.S. President Donald Trump…
Wall Street futures, Asia stocks jump back on GOP’s house prospects
TOKYO (Reuters) – Wall Street stock futures and Asian shares erased losses to eke out small gains on Wednesday as early results of U.S. mid-term elections appeared to show Republicans…
Asia shares ride Wall Street bounce, China muted
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equities got some welcome relief on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. earnings reports drove a rebound on Wall Street and helped restore a little faith in emerging…
Is China building on disputed Spratly Islands reefs? BBC News
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on China’s unusual tactic to secure ownership of disputed territory in the … source
Emerging markets and equities reel as dollar flexes muscles
LONDON (Reuters) – The sell-off in emerging markets gathered pace on Wednesday and global stocks fell for the fourth day in a row as a looming deadline in the U.S.-China…
Predicting Trump: Chinese turn to fortune tellers to divine trade war
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As analysts crunch trade data and political commentators dissect official statements for signs of how the Sino-American trade war will develop, some ordinary Chinese are using different…
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan
2 dead, 31 injured in collapsed buildings. To read more http://www.cbc.ca/news/1.3436290 »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: … source
Asia stocks makes modest gains as trade optimism extends Wall Street’s bull run
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, buoyed by a firmer finish on Wall Street, which hit record highs on expectations the North American Free Trade Agreement…