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Asian shares mixed after trade talks show progress

Asian shares mixed after trade talks show progress

-- 2019-04-08 10:51:14

Asian shares were mixed on Monday after trade talks between China and the US wrapped up with officials on both sides claiming progress and the US government reported a strong rebound in hiring in Marc...

UK prince completes three-week work with security services

UK prince completes three-week work with security services

-- 2019-04-07 13:53:45

Britain’s Prince William has concluded a three-week attachment with the country’s security and intelligence agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, his office said on Sunday. William started his assi...

Israel’s Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements

Israel’s Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements

-- 2019-04-07 11:59:03

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office, a last-minute pre-election promise likel...

US adds 196,000 jobs in March

US adds 196,000 jobs in March

-- 2019-04-06 14:48:38

The US economy added 196,000 jobs in March, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 per cent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has said. In the first quarter of 2019, employment growth in...

World powers, UN condemn fresh fighting in Libya

World powers, UN condemn fresh fighting in Libya

-- 2019-04-06 14:02:13

World powers and the United Nations have condemned fresh fighting in Libya as rebel forces from the east of the country march on the capital. The G7 group of rich countries urged all parties "to imme...

Thai rising political star charged with sedition

Thai rising political star charged with sedition

-- 2019-04-06 13:18:11

The leader of a new party that has challenged Thailand’s military government was charged on Saturday with sedition, the latest legal action facing the rising star after a disputed March election...

Global stocks hit fresh six-month high

Global stocks hit fresh six-month high

-- 2019-04-06 12:16:56

Global stocks rose on Friday as US labour market data eased concerns about an economic slowdown, while optimism that a trade deal between the US and China was drawing closer also lifted sentiment. Th...

US stocks rise as jobs data eases concerns

US stocks rise as jobs data eases concerns

-- 2019-04-06 12:14:48

US stocks rose on Friday, boosted by better-than-expected job growth in March, which eased concerns of an economic slowdown that have periodically roiled financial markets over the past year. Based o...

Brexit: UK issuing passports without ‘European Union’ label

Brexit: UK issuing passports without ‘European Union’ label

-- 2019-04-06 11:47:30

British passports are being issued without the words 'European Union' on the cover, despite the delay to Brexit. The new burgundy passports were introduced from 30 March, the day after the UK was sup...

Boeing cuts 737 MAX production after two deadly crashes

Boeing cuts 737 MAX production after two deadly crashes

-- 2019-04-06 11:12:55

Boeing Co has said it plans to cut its monthly 737 aircraft production by nearly 20 per cent in the wake of two deadly crashes, signaling it does not expect aviation authorities to allow the plane bac...

UK house prices inch up, but likely to remain subdue: Halifax

UK house prices inch up, but likely to remain subdue: Halifax

-- 2019-04-05 14:31:09

The house price in United Kingdom (UK) rose slightly more quickly in the first three months of 2019 in annual terms but growth is likely remain subdued, given Brexit uncertainty and high property pric...

China trade deal 'very close', Trump says

China trade deal 'very close', Trump says

-- 2019-04-05 12:40:49

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and China were close to a trade deal that could be announced within four weeks, while warning Beijing that it would be difficult to allow t...

Nikkei edges up to fresh one-month high

Nikkei edges up to fresh one-month high

-- 2019-04-05 11:07:06

Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Friday morning to a fresh one-month high as hopes that a US-China trade deal will be made supported risk appetites, lifting shares of firms that rely on Chinese demand...

Asian shares mixed, Japan gains

Asian shares mixed, Japan gains

-- 2019-04-05 11:00:52

Asian shares were mixed on Friday, with Chinese markets closed for a holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index added 0.3 per cent to 21,794.37 while the Kospi in South Korea was flat at 2,206.76. Shares fell...

India’s central bank cuts lending rate to 6.0pc

India’s central bank cuts lending rate to 6.0pc

-- 2019-04-04 16:44:59

India’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.0 per cent to strengthen domestic growth ahead of a national election next week. The interest rate...

Gunmen kidnap American in Uganda; $500,000 ransom demanded

Gunmen kidnap American in Uganda; $500,000 ransom demanded

-- 2019-04-04 11:42:20

An American woman and her driver have been kidnapped at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park by gunmen demanding a ransom of $500,000, police said on Wednesday. Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and U...

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn re-arrested in Japan over new claims

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn re-arrested in Japan over new claims

-- 2019-04-04 11:12:37

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested in Tokyo while out on bail pending trial over claims of financial misconduct. Prosecutors said the 65-year-old had been detained over suspicions...

New Zealand mosque attacker to face 50 murder charges: Police

New Zealand mosque attacker to face 50 murder charges: Police

-- 2019-04-04 10:58:17

The Australian man arrested over New Zealand’s mosques shooting massacre will face a total of 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in court on Friday, police said....

Malaysia 1 MDB: Ex-PM Najib faces first trial

Malaysia 1 MDB: Ex-PM Najib faces first trial

-- 2019-04-03 11:52:57

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to stand trial for his role in a financial scandal that has sent shockwaves around the world. Mr Najib is accused of pocketing $681m (£522m)...

IS claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

IS claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

-- 2019-04-03 11:35:39

Islamic State carried out the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso in January, the group’s weekly newspaper Al-Naba said, claiming responsibility in its latest issue with...

Canada’s PM ousts two ex-ministers from party amid scandal

Canada’s PM ousts two ex-ministers from party amid scandal

-- 2019-04-03 11:19:40

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday sought to quell a crisis that threatens his chances of re-election, expelling from party ranks two former Cabinet members he said had undermined the r...

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says ready to ‘tell the truth’ about events

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says ready to ‘tell the truth’ about events

-- 2019-04-03 11:07:17

Ousted Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday said on Twitter that he was getting ready to tell the truth about recent events and that he would hold a news conference on April 11. “I&rs...

Trade war, Brexit could slow developing Asia's growth: ADB

Trade war, Brexit could slow developing Asia's growth: ADB

Reuters 2019-04-03 10:40:03

Growth in developing Asia could slow for a second straight year in 2019 and lose further momentum in 2020, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday, warning of rising economic risks from a b...

'World merchandise trade volume growth to fall to 2.6pc'

'World merchandise trade volume growth to fall to 2.6pc'

FE Online Report 2019-04-02 20:21:16

World merchandise trade volume growth is set to fall to 2.6 per cent in the current year, down from 3.0 per cent in the past year, according to the latest forecast of the World Trade Organisation (WTO...

India's factory growth hits record low in March

India's factory growth hits record low in March

-- 2019-04-02 14:18:55

Growth in India’s manufacturing industry slowed to a six-month low in March as orders and output expanded at a weaker rate. However, overall factory activity of the seventh-largest economy of t...

Indian shares rise ahead of RBI meeting

Indian shares rise ahead of RBI meeting

-- 2019-04-02 14:05:45

Indian shares rose on Tuesday in line with gains in broader Asia supported by strong global cues, as investors turned their focus to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) meeting beginning later in the day....

Asian shares follow Wall St higher

Asian shares follow Wall St higher

-- 2019-04-02 12:48:50

Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday on encouraging global economic data. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul all advanced. Oil prices advanced again, adding to Monday’s big...

Algeria's president to quit before mandate ends April 28

Algeria's president to quit before mandate ends April 28

-- 2019-04-02 11:46:27

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate ends on April 28, state news agency APS said on Monday, bowing to weeks of mass protests and army pressure seeking an end to his...

Philippines' Duterte orders review of all govt contracts

Philippines' Duterte orders review of all govt contracts

-- 2019-04-02 11:29:49

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a review of all contracts entered into by the government with companies and other countries to ensure none puts the country at a disadvantage, his spokesma...

Nikkei jumps on trade talk optimism

Nikkei jumps on trade talk optimism

-- 2019-04-01 13:56:56

Japan’s Nikkei rose on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year, on US-Sino trade talk hopes and as brisk Chinese manufacturing surveys lifted China-related stocks, which offset weak domesti...