The U.S. dollar rose to a more than two-week high against the yen on Monday at the start of a packed week of global trade negotiations and central bank meetings. U.S. President Donald Trump visits Japan from Monday and will hold a summit the following day with the nation’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Soon…
China has warned Washington that discussions over trade will not progress if the US continues to use “pressure and intimidation”. The statement came after the US announced fresh 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports in response to Beijing’s curbs on rare earth magnet exports. China firmly rejects the recent U.S. restrictions and sanctions on…
China’s commerce minister lodged “solemn representations” to his EU counterpart over two Chinese banks’ inclusion in the bloc’s sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, Beijing said Wednesday. EU bosses Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will be in Beijing on Thursday for talks with top Chinese leaders over tense topics like trade and…
SYDNEY: Asian shares and the yen held their ground on Monday as Japanese elections proved bad for the government but no worse than already priced in, while Wall Street futures braced for earnings from the first of the tech giants. Investors were also hoping for some progress in trade talks ahead of President Donald Trump’s…
Asian stocks opened higher Monday with the US and China set to resume trade negotiations, while positive jobs data in the world’s largest economy eased recession fears. Equities in Japan and and South Korea opened higher while contracts for the S&P 500 index were flat after the gauge closed at its highest since February. Yields…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, held a key meeting with European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic, in Brussels to discuss the progress of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to concluding the long-awaited trade deal by the end of 2025.Goyal described the dialogue as…