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Italy facing excessive economic imbalances: EU

Italy facing excessive economic imbalances: EU

-- 2019-02-27 19:31:25

Italy is facing excessive economic imbalances and the policies of its government are making matters worse, posing a threat to other euro zone countries, the European Commission said on Wednesday. How...

India economy losing steam ahead of election

India economy losing steam ahead of election

-- 2019-02-27 17:43:19

India’s economy appeared to be losing momentum in the approach to a general election that must be held by May, as a Reuters survey of economists forecast that growth slipped to 6.9 per cent annu...

Kuroda says inflation to miss BOJ’s target in fiscal 2020

Kuroda says inflation to miss BOJ’s target in fiscal 2020

-- 2019-02-27 15:13:31

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the chance of inflation hitting the central bank’s 2.0 per cent target during the fiscal year ending in March 2021 was low. Kuroda also...

Wildfires sweep across Britain

Wildfires sweep across Britain

-- 2019-02-27 15:12:03

Firefighters battled a series of wildfires in Britain on Wednesday, including a large moorland blaze outside the northern English city of Manchester, as the country experienced its warmest winter weat...

BSE, NSE rise amid India-Pakistan raw

BSE, NSE rise amid India-Pakistan raw

-- 2019-02-27 14:32:06

Indian shares rose on Wednesday, led by index heavyweights, as fears about escalation of a conflict with Pakistan abated a day after India said it launched air strikes in its neighbouring country. Ma...

Pakistan says it shoots down two Indian jets, captures pilot

Pakistan says it shoots down two Indian jets, captures pilot

-- 2019-02-27 13:58:17

Pakistan shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Pakistan armed forces said, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, prompting l...

Oracle survey finds enterprises ready for benefits of 5G

Oracle survey finds enterprises ready for benefits of 5G

FE Online Desk 2019-02-27 13:27:53

While much of the discussion around 5G has centered on consumer devices, enterprises are looking towards the tremendous impact the technology can have on their ability to serve customers and the botto...

India says doesn’t want ‘further escalation’

India says doesn’t want ‘further escalation’

-- 2019-02-27 12:47:31

India says it does not wish to see a further escalation of the situation with Pakistan and will continue to act with responsibility and restraint. The statement came shortly after Pakistani police sa...

Asian shares edge up ahead of Trump-Kim summit

Asian shares edge up ahead of Trump-Kim summit

-- 2019-02-27 12:46:55

Asian shares edged up in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. Japan’s benchmark...

US House votes to revoke Trump’s emergency declaration

US House votes to revoke Trump’s emergency declaration

-- 2019-02-27 11:57:38

The US House of Representatives has voted to revoke President Donald Trump's emergency declaration over building a US-Mexico border wall. The bid to overturn the declaration now goes to the Republica...

'Trump doesn't understand economics'

'Trump doesn't understand economics'

-- 2019-02-26 19:03:27

A former chair of the US central bank, Janet Yellen, has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump's economic knowledge. On American Public Media's Marketplace programme, Janet Yellen said Mr Trum...

Asian shares slip from five-month highs

Asian shares slip from five-month highs

-- 2019-02-26 14:37:33

Asian shares lost steam on Tuesday after scaling a five-month high as investors waited to see if Washington and Beijing can clinch a trade deal, while the pound advanced on hopes UK Prime Minister The...

US House set to vote to overturn Trump’s ‘emergency’ order

US House set to vote to overturn Trump’s ‘emergency’ order

-- 2019-02-26 12:57:56

The US House of Representatives votes on Tuesday on a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the border with Mexico. House Democ...

US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela after clashes on border

US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela after clashes on border

-- 2019-02-26 11:55:00

The United States targeted Venezuela’s government with new sanctions on Monday and called on allies to freeze the assets of its state-owned oil company PDVSA after deadly violence blocked humani...

US airstrike kills 35 al Shabaab militants in Somalia

US airstrike kills 35 al Shabaab militants in Somalia

-- 2019-02-26 11:34:00

The United States military said Monday that its latest airstrike in Somalia killed 35 fighters with the al Shabaab extremist group not far from the Ethiopian border. The US military command for the A...

Iran’s foreign minister suddenly resigns

Iran’s foreign minister suddenly resigns

-- 2019-02-26 10:50:30

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he is stepping down, in a surprise announcement posted to his Instagram account. He apologised for "shortcomings" during his time in government....

Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese goods

Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese goods

-- 2019-02-25 12:54:18

President Donald Trump has said he would delay an increase in US tariffs on Chinese goods thanks to “productive” trade talks and that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet to seal...

Police arrest over 100 separatists in Kashmir raids

Police arrest over 100 separatists in Kashmir raids

-- 2019-02-23 15:22:16

More than 100 separatists in Kashmir were detained in overnight raids, police officials said on Saturday, as part of a crackdown on groups that might cause trouble ahead of nationwide elections set to...

Colombia destroys drug lord Pablo Escobar’s home

Colombia destroys drug lord Pablo Escobar’s home

-- 2019-02-23 13:55:26

Colombia destroyed an infamous apartment building which was once home to drug trafficker Pablo Escobar in a controlled implosion on Friday, after the site became a tourist destination. The “Mon...

Brexit: Three UK ministers issue delay warning

Brexit: Three UK ministers issue delay warning

-- 2019-02-23 13:36:55

Brexit should be delayed if Parliament does not approve a deal in the coming days, three cabinet ministers have warned publicly for the first time. Ahead of crucial votes in the Commons, Greg Clark,...

Trump admin bans abortion referrals at US-funded clinics

Trump admin bans abortion referrals at US-funded clinics

-- 2019-02-23 12:25:22

The Trump administration said on Friday that taxpayer-funded family planning clinics which primarily serve low-income Americans will no longer be able to refer patients for abortions, a move that crit...

China bond issuance reaches 3.2tr yuan in Jan

China bond issuance reaches 3.2tr yuan in Jan

-- 2019-02-23 12:01:16

The value of bonds issued in China in January totalled 3.2 trillion yuan (about 476.5 billion US dollars), according to data from the central bank. Treasury bond issuance stood at 170 billion yuan, w...

Beijing registered 180,000 new businesses in 2018

Beijing registered 180,000 new businesses in 2018

-- 2019-02-23 11:33:27

The number of registered companies in Beijing rose by 6.5 per cent to 1.65 million by the end of 2018, authorities said. The Beijing municipal administration for market regulation showed that the Chi...

Sudan’s Bashir declares emergency, dissolves govt

Sudan’s Bashir declares emergency, dissolves govt

-- 2019-02-23 11:03:57

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, facing the country’s biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, declared a one-year state of emergency on Friday and called on parliament to po...

Indian shares flat, Kotak Mahindra falls

Indian shares flat, Kotak Mahindra falls

-- 2019-02-22 13:24:03

Indian shares were subdued on Friday amid declines in broader Asia triggered by a worsening global growth outlook, while Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd sank to a three-week low. ING Group is looking to sell...

Asian shares edge down in cautious trade

Asian shares edge down in cautious trade

-- 2019-02-22 13:14:02

Asian shares edged down on Friday after a slide on Wall Street as nervous investors eyed US-China trade talks in Washington. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 per cent to 21,402.57 in mo...

Japan Jan core CPI rises 0.8pc y/y

Japan Jan core CPI rises 0.8pc y/y

-- 2019-02-22 12:24:09

Japan's core consumer prices increased in January from a year earlier, the government said in a report on Friday. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, core consumer price...

China sees 'enormous potential' in Saudi economy

China sees 'enormous potential' in Saudi economy

-- 2019-02-22 09:27:37

China sees “enormous potential” in Saudi Arabia’s economy and wants more high-tech cooperation, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin S...

Global stocks mostly rise ahead of US-China tariff war talks

Global stocks mostly rise ahead of US-China tariff war talks

-- 2019-02-21 20:30:46

Most global stock markets rose Thursday as US and Chinese officials entered two days of negotiations aimed at ending a bruising tariff battle, according to AP. In midday trading in Europe, Britain&rs...

Apple, Goldman Sachs to jointly launch credit card paired with iPhone: WSJ

Apple, Goldman Sachs to jointly launch credit card paired with iPhone: WSJ

-- 2019-02-21 19:54:08

Goldman Sachs Group Inc has teamed up with Apple Inc to issue credit cards that will be paired with iPhones and will help users manage their money, the Wall Street Journal reported here on Wednesday,...