Foreigners flee Asian equities in first half; outflows top 2013Foreign investors sold Asian equities for a fifth consecutive month in June, as escalating United States-China trade tension created doubts on whether the synchronized global growth that benefited reg...
Dwindling bond liquidity means Italy shock may be just a warning tremorItaly's recent bond market shock and pricing lurch was at least partly a function of years of attrition in global bond trading -- and it may be a precursor to bigger debt market bust-ups, according to...
Cherry picking: China looks to replace US farm goods in trade warAmerican cherries are tantalisingly sweet. They are so loaded with sugar and low on water that China's home-grown cherries cannot compete on taste or texture. But this alone may not be enough, said Zh...
European tourist magnets hit back as Airbnb turns 10Facing competition from Airbnb, which will celebrate a decade this summer, top European attractions such as Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Barcelona are out to revamp their own offerings. The move is to...
Merkel warns Trump against trade war over car tariffs threatGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday warned US President Donald Trump against unleashing an all-out trade war after he threatened to impose steep tariffs on cars from the European Union. Both...
Pro-Brexit campaign group may have broken spending rules, former CEO saysBritain's Electoral Commission is preparing to find the official campaign to leave the European Union guilty of breaking election law during the 2016 referendum, according to the former chief executiv...