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Asia virus latest: Japan cases surge, schools to reopen in Wuhan

Japanese medics are warning more must be done to prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the country's healthcare syst...

April 21, 2020 4 min read

Asia virus latest: China infections rise, oil rally fizzles

China reported 108 new virus cases, 98 of which were imported from overseas, its highest figure since early March.

April 19, 2020 4 min read

Trump says first US states could reopen soon, halts funding to WHO

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that swaths of the United States could lift coronavirus shutdowns "very soon" a...

April 15, 2020 4 min read

Police collect nearly 800 bodies from Ecuador's virus epicenter

April 13, 2020 2 min read
WHO team in China to find out the origin of Covid 19

A World Health Organization (WHO) research mission is expected to arrive in Wuhan, China next month to investigate how t...

Kamala Harris of South Asia, Jamaica descent US Vice-President

Kamala Devi Harris, daughter of a Tamil Nadu, India migrant who sent to study at University of Berkeley California and B...

Argentine economy minister resigns amid deepening crisis

Argentina's Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne resigned Saturday after a week of economic tumult caused by President Mauri...

August 18, 2019 2 min read

Cathay Pacific's CEO in shock resignation after China attacks on carrier

Cathay Pacific announced the shock resignation on Friday of its CEO Rupert Hogg, compounding a torrid week for the Hong ...

August 17, 2019 3 min read

Global stocks choppy amid angst over trade war, bond yields

European stock markets lost ground again Thursday as investors all but gave up hope that a US-China trade war could be n...

August 16, 2019 3 min read

Crisis-hit Hong Kong: China's gateway to the world

China's economy has grown to dwarf Hong Kong's since 1997, but the mainland remains deeply dependent on the crisis-stric...

August 15, 2019 4 min read

Dow suffers worst day of 2019 as recession fears hit US, European stocks

Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic saw hefty losses Wednesday, gripped by fears for the global economy followin...

August 15, 2019 4 min read

Argentine peso on roller coaster after Macri defeat

Argentina's peso slipped further against the dollar Tuesday while the stock market partially recovered as South America'...

August 14, 2019 3 min read

Global markets battered by Trumpism, Argentina, Hong Kong unrest

Stock markets retreated Tuesday as rising tensions in Hong Kong and an economic crisis in Argentina added to persistent ...

August 13, 2019 3 min read

Argentine peso down 18-pct, stock exchange plunge 38-pct

Pro-business President Mauricio Macri predicted worse would follow after Argentina's peso and the Buenos Aires stock exc...

August 13, 2019 4 min read

US stocks tumble on trade war, weakening outlook

Wall Street stocks finished a bruising session sharply lower Monday as worries about slowing growth and the protracted U...

August 13, 2019 2 min read

Tourism in trouble: Hong Kong demos hit economy

Empty hotel rooms, struggling shops and even disruption at Disneyland: months of protests in Hong Kong have taken a majo...

August 11, 2019 4 min read
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US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
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6-m bill 7.91 8.26
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5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Global stocks rise as investors hunt for bargains

World stocks rebounded energetically Thursday as investors hunted for bargains after experiencing heavy losses caused by...

August 9, 2019 3 min read

Global bond yields fall, stocks stabilize despite US - China fears

Plunging bond yields jolted global markets Wednesday as interest rate cuts by three central banks and grim German econom...

August 8, 2019 3 min read

Pakistan downgrades, diplomatic, trade ties with India in deepening Kashmir row

Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties with nuclear-armed rival India Wednesday, announcing that it will expel the Indi...

August 8, 2019 3 min read

Global stocks mixed as China props up Yuan

Global stock markets were mixed on Tuesday, with Wall Street snapping a multi-session losing streak, while European and ...

August 7, 2019 3 min read

China denies false 'undervaluation' charges by US Mercantilists

China's central bank said Tuesday it is "resolutely opposed" to the United States labeling Beijing a currency manipulato...

August 7, 2019 3 min read

Global stocks tumble on escalating US-China trade war

World stock markets plunged Monday as Beijing parried US President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcements by moving ...

August 6, 2019 4 min read

Bleriot to Zapata; French flyers across the English channel

By plane, hot-air balloon and gondola: the English Channel has been crossed in many inventive ways, and on Sunday French...

August 5, 2019 3 min read

Asia markets sink as the Chinese yuan tumbles

Asian markets plummeted Monday as the Chinese yuan fell sharply, days after US President Donald Trump's vow to impose fr...

August 5, 2019 3 min read

HSBC says CEO Flint steps down as it faces 'challenging' geopolitics

HSBC on Monday announced its Group Chief Executive John Flint had stepped down after less than two years on the job, as ...

August 5, 2019 3 min read

India deports Maldives ex-vice VP Adeeb caught on boat

India on Saturday deported former Maldives vice president Ahmed Adeeb, who faces attempted murder and corruption charges...

August 3, 2019 1 min read