Weak credit growth raises odds of China’s first rate cut in yearsChina’s stubbornly weak credit growth has spurred talk of its first cut in benchmark lending rates in three years, but economists and policy insiders say concerns about a potential knock to its curren...
US, China in APEC cruise ship clash on trade, influenceChina and the US crossed swords Saturday ahead of an APEC summit, duelling over protectionism, trade tariffs and "chequebook diplomacy" as they laid out sharply contrasting visions for the Pacific Rim...
Lives at risk as drug prices soar in crisis-hit ZimbabweSince starting treatment five years ago, 50-year-old Alice Chenyika kept her blood pressure under control by adhering to doctors' strict instructions to take two daily doses of nifedipine. Now Zimbabw...
There is ‘no good Brexit’ for UK car parts boss“There is no good Brexit!” insists Greg McDonald, chief executive of Goodfish Group, a UK-based company making plastic components for the country’s key car sector. The small company, nestled in the Mi...
US regulator settles with tech startups over token sale violationsThe US Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges on Friday with two technology companies for improperly offering digital tokens, mandating that they register their offerings as securities and...
Rolls-Royce, others still preparing for hard BrexitBritish aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said it was continuing with contingency plans as uncertainty grows over whether Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan will receive parliamentary backing. “This...