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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
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Surprise rate cut in Mexico ‘no use’ for growth in short term
The Mexican central bank’s surprise interest rate cut on Thursday is likely to have a limited impact at best on lifting growth this year after the sluggish economy narrowly avoided recession in the first half of 2019, analysts say.
18 August 2019, 18:00 PM
China unveils rate reform to steer funding costs lower for firms
China’s central bank unveiled a key interest rate reform on Saturday to help steer borrowing costs lower for companies and support a slowing economy that has been hurt by a trade war with the United States.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
US removes some Chinese furniture, modems from planned 10pc tariffs
The Trump administration is sparing some Chinese-made household furniture, baby items and internet modems and routers from its next rounds of 10 percent tariffs, it said on Friday.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Alibaba and the $15b question: Amid Hong Kong’s protests, when to list?
Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on the timing of its planned $15 billion listing in the city, with sources saying China’s biggest e-commerce company is now considering several timetables.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Thailand earmarks $10b for ‘urgent economic stimulus’
Thailand will pour more than $10 billion into the economy, the finance ministry said Friday, as a new government looks to kickstart sputtering growth after five years of junta rule.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
US set to give Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers
The US Commerce Department is expected to extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese firm to buy supplies from US companies so that it can service existing customers, two sources familiar with the situation said.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
The rise of personalised entertainment
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17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Global rate cuts mark broadest policy shift since crisis: Fitch
A flurry of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve and a host of other central banks marks the broadest shift in global monetary policy since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009, analysts at Fitch Ratings said in a report on Friday.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Dollar recovers as strong US data soothes market nerves
The dollar recovered from early weakness against the safe-haven yen as better-than-expected US retail sales data on Thursday eased fears that the US economy could be headed for a recession.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Opec sees bearish oil outlook for rest of 2019, points to 2020 surplus
Opec delivered a downbeat oil market outlook for the rest of 2019 on Friday as economic growth slows and highlighted challenges in 2020 as rivals pump more, building a case to keep up an Opec-led pact to curb supply.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
US surfboard makers not so stoked about China tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 10 percent tariffs on imported surfboards convinced surf executive Sue Bowers to move factory jobs out of China - but not back to the United States, which was one goal of Trump’s tariffs.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Consumers supporting US economy amid manufacturing slump
American consumers appear to be carrying the US economy in their shopping carts as manufacturing slumps amid President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with China, and financial signals warn of a possible recession.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Indonesia’s leader pledges capital move, economic boost
Indonesian leader Joko Widodo said Friday he would press on with plans to move the nation’s capital and roll out measures to kickstart Southeast Asia’s biggest economy as it feels the sting of slowing global growth.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Is the clock ticking again for Argentine debt? Ask the IMF
A collapse in Argentina’s peso currency this week and soaring borrowing costs have fueled investors’ concern that Latin America’s third-largest economy is heading for another debt restructuring.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Indonesia threatens tariff hike on EU dairy in trade spat
Indonesia’s trade minister Friday threatened to impose higher tariffs on EU dairy imports in response to the bloc’s proposed move to hit biodiesel made from palm oil with anti-subsidy duties.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Brexit turmoil drives UK towards recession
Britain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter of the year on Brexit turmoil, official data showed Friday, placing the country on the verge of recession and sending the pound tumbling to a 2.5-year low.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
US-China trade deal in doubt, Trump says US ‘not ready’
President Donald Trump cast more doubt on chances for a trade deal with Beijing on Friday, signaling he might cancel talks set for September amid an intensifying US-China trade war.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
IMF warns increasing US tariffs could cut China growth sharply
China’s economy already is slowing amid the trade conflict with the United States, but if Washington were to ramp up tariffs even further it could cut Chinese growth sharply, the IMF warned Friday.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
India’s summer crop planting down 5.3pc from last year, gap narrows
Indian farmers have planted 87 million hectares with summer-sown crops so far, farm ministry data showed on Friday, down 5.3 percent from last year, narrowing the sowing gap as monsoon rains picked up from the previous week.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Adidas celebrates 70 years with star-studded building opening
Adidas celebrated its 70th anniversary on Friday with appearances at its Bavaria campus by sponsored athletes such as tennis veteran Stan Smith and German soccer legend Philipp Lahm, as well as celebrity partners like Pharrell Williams.
10 August 2019, 18:00 PM