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PBOC expects 7pc GDP growth in H2

PBOC expects 7pc GDP growth in H2

Reuters 2017-10-16 11:53:11

China’s economy is expected to grow 7.0 per cent in the Second Half (H2) of this year, the central bank governor said, accelerating from the first six months and defying widespread expectations...

UK PM May to dine with EU chiefs

UK PM May to dine with EU chiefs

BBC 2017-10-16 11:50:00

Theresa May is to travel to Brussels later for a dinner with EU leaders in a bid to end a stalemate over Brexit. The meeting, with chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Commission chief Jean-Claude Jun...

Asian shares conquer 10-year peak, oil up on Iraq tensions

Asian shares conquer 10-year peak, oil up on Iraq tensions

Reuters 2017-10-16 11:05:22

Asian shares advanced to a decade high on Monday, while US oil futures jumped to hover near a six-month top as escalating tensions between the Iraqi government and Kurdish forces threatened supply. I...

11 feared dead as boat capsizes in India

11 feared dead as boat capsizes in India

Xinhua 2017-10-16 01:38:49

At least 11 people were feared killed, while six others swam to safety Monday after a boat capsized in eastern Indian state of Bihar, local officials said. The boat capsized in River Gandak in Panapu...

England hospitals to ban 'Super-size' chocolate bars

England hospitals to ban 'Super-size' chocolate bars

BBC 2017-10-16 01:23:20

"Super-sized" chocolate bars are to be banished from hospital shops, canteens and vending machines, NHS (National Health Service) England says. Sweets and chocolate sold in hospitals should be 250 ca...

Briton dies while taking photos at Indian temple

Briton dies while taking photos at Indian temple

BBC 2017-10-15 12:00:00

A British man has fallen to his death while taking photos at a temple in India during a year-long world trip. Roger Stotesbury, 56, was visiting Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, with hi...

World economy still needs help from low rates, IMF says

World economy still needs help from low rates, IMF says

AP 2017-10-15 12:00:00

The world economy is the healthiest it’s been in years but could still use a little help from low-interest rates and higher government spending from countries that can afford it, the Internation...

S Korea's Sept Iranian crude oil  imports rise to six-month high

S Korea's Sept Iranian crude oil imports rise to six-month high

-- 2017-10-15 11:33:42

SEOUL, Oct 15 (Reuters): South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil hit the highest level in six months in September amid Iran's push to regain its lost market share during years it was under sanction...

Mongolia coal exports cool as China  border issue creates bottleneck

Mongolia coal exports cool as China border issue creates bottleneck

-- 2017-10-15 11:33:02

ULAANBAATAR, Oct 15 (Reuters): Mongolia's coal exports, which have helped lift its slow-growing economy this year, are losing steam, according to trade data. In the first nine months of the year, exp...

Eurogroup head outlines pragmatic  view on ‘euro zone budget’

Eurogroup head outlines pragmatic view on ‘euro zone budget’

-- 2017-10-15 11:28:55

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters): A euro zone budget of several hundred billion euros is an ambitious idea, the head of euro zone finance ministers said on Saturday, suggesting loans from the bailout fund...

Oscars board expels Harvey Weinstein

Oscars board expels Harvey Weinstein

BBC 2017-10-15 11:25:34

The organisation behind the Oscars has voted to expel Harvey Weinstein following numerous allegations of sexual assault made against the film producer. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

Egypt frustrates North Sinai militant attack, killing two

Egypt frustrates North Sinai militant attack, killing two

Xinhua 2017-10-15 11:20:01

The Egyptian armed forces on Saturday frustrated a terrorist attack that was targeting a security check point in the North Sinai city of Arish, killing at least two militants, the army said in a state...

First flight lands on “world’s most useless airport”

First flight lands on “world’s most useless airport”

BBC 2017-10-15 01:27:19

The first scheduled commercial airline service to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic has touched down safely. The virgin flight, an SA Airlink service from South Africa, end...

Hackers still targeting SWIFT

Hackers still targeting SWIFT

Reuters 2017-10-14 12:00:00

Hackers continue to target the SWIFT bank messaging system, though security controls instituted after last year’s $81 million heist at Bangladesh’s central bank have helped thwart many of...

No signs of excesses building in markets: BOJ

No signs of excesses building in markets: BOJ

Reuters 2017-10-14 12:00:00

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday he did not see any signs of bubbles or excesses building up in US, European and Japanese markets as a result of heavy money printing by the BOJ....

‘Magic mushroom’ helps treat depression

‘Magic mushroom’ helps treat depression

BBC 2017-10-14 11:44:24

A hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms can "reset" the brains of people with untreatable depression, raising hopes of a future treatment, scans suggest. The small study gave 19 patients a single dos...

US stocks end up after economic data

US stocks end up after economic data

-- 2017-10-14 11:19:44

US stocks rose on Friday following upbeat economic data and gains in technology shares, pushing the Dow and the S&P 500 to a fifth straight week of gains. Data showed US retail sales jumped in Se...

Asia shares touch 10-year peak

Asia shares touch 10-year peak

Reuters 2017-10-13 12:00:00

Asian stocks edged to a 10-year high on Friday thanks to expectations of brisk global growth, although investors held off chasing shares higher ahead of US economic data and next week’s Chinese...

Japan exports seen up in Sept

Japan exports seen up in Sept

Reuters 2017-10-13 12:00:00

Japan’s exports likely grew for a tenth straight month in September buoyed by upbeat demand from overseas, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, underscoring a steady economic recovery. Exports were...

Australian shares end four-month high

Australian shares end four-month high

-- 2017-10-13 12:00:00

Australian shares ended at their highest in nearly four months on Friday, supported by insurer stocks after the government unveiled healthcare reforms. Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 in...

New Zealand shares close higher

New Zealand shares close higher

-- 2017-10-13 12:00:00

New Zealand shares closed up for the ninth straight day to set another record high on Friday amid signs of clearing political uncertainty. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.3 per cent or 21.2...

Nikkei share hits 21-yr high

Nikkei share hits 21-yr high

-- 2017-10-13 12:00:00

Japan’s Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 21-year high on Friday, helped by index heavyweight Fast Retailing, while selling of Kobe Steel resumed. Traders said that belief that the ruling...

S Korean stocks end five-day streak

S Korean stocks end five-day streak

-- 2017-10-13 12:00:00

South Korean shares took a breather on Friday, breaking a five-day run of gains as tech giant Samsung Electronics extended losses on profit-taking. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) ended...

China stocks calm, defence shares jump

China stocks calm, defence shares jump

-- 2017-10-12 12:48:51

China stocks were calm on Thursday, with strength in defence shares offsetting a retreat in resources plays as investors await next week’s Communist Party congress. The CSI300 index rose 0.1 pe...

SE Asian stocks rally

SE Asian stocks rally

-- 2017-10-12 12:39:40

Southeast Asian stock markets gained on Thursday, tracking a rally in global equities, with Singapore leading the gains and Thailand hitting a 24-year peak yet again. Asian stocks rose to a decade-hi...

US stocks end higher after Fed minutes

US stocks end higher after Fed minutes

-- 2017-10-12 12:31:50

US stocks rose on Wednesday as the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting merely confirmed expectations that interest rates would rise. Currency investors pushed the dollar...

Asia stocks hit decade-high

Asia stocks hit decade-high

Reuters 2017-10-12 12:00:00

Asian stocks were near a decade high on Thursday, riding the bull run in global equity markets, while the dollar sagged after the Federal Reserve showed a guarded view towards inflation. MSCI’s...

Hollywood studios join Disney’s Movies Anywhere service

Hollywood studios join Disney’s Movies Anywhere service

Reuters 2017-10-12 12:00:00

Five Hollywood film studios have joined together to offer a new service designed to make it easier for consumers to collect digital movies that they can watch at home or on mobile devices, the studios...

Deadly ‘supercell thunderstorm’ hits SA

Deadly ‘supercell thunderstorm’ hits SA

BBC 2017-10-12 12:00:00

Moored ships were blown away as a "supercell thunderstorm" swept through South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal region, killing at least 11 people. The dead include a child swept away by rising waters and two...

Japan wholesale prices rise 3pc in Sept

Japan wholesale prices rise 3pc in Sept

-- 2017-10-12 12:00:00

Japanese wholesale prices rose 3.0 per cent in September from a year earlier, at the fastest annual pace in almost nine years, due to rising prices for gasoline, metals, and agricultural products. Ec...