Posts Tagged ‘Row’
Asia: Stocks rise as traders weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes
ASIAN equities edged up on Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year. Markets have been in flux this week since US President Donald Trump fanned the embers in his tariff row with Beijing on Friday, threatening 100…
Read MoreAsia Stocks Rise As Traders Weigh China-US Row, Rate Cut Hopes
Asian equities edged up Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year. Markets have been in flux this week since US President Donald Trump fanned the embers in his tariff row with Beijing on Friday, threatening 100 percent…
Read MoreRow Over Conscription Mars Germany’s Russia Strategy
The German government on Wednesday tried to smooth over a row within its ranks over conscription that threatens to overshadow its push to bolster military deterrence against Russia. European powers have been on alert since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and a spate of drone incursions in recent months — as well as US promises…
Read MoreAsian Equity Markets Drop After Trump Reignites Tariff Row
Asian markets sank Monday after US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war with China by threatening last week to impose 100 percent tariffs on goods from the country. However, the losses were tempered slightly by a more conciliatory tone on Sunday when Trump described Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as “respected”. Trump wrote on social…
Read MoreUS Soybean Farmers Battered By Trade Row With China
The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping. But a decent yield is not enough to secure his income this year — with China, once the biggest buyer of US soybean exports, halting orders in…
Read MoreUNESCO Board Backs Egyptian For Chief After US Row
UNESCO executives voted Monday to make an Egyptian ex-antiquities minister the UN culture body’s next leader, as it grapples with accusations of pro-Israel bias that prompted the United States to say it would quit the organisation. The board voted to appoint Khaled el-Enany, Egypt’s former antiquities and tourism minister, to replace French director-general Audrey Azoulay…
Read MoreFitzpatrick Blasts ‘Offensive’ PGA Chief After Ryder Cup Row
Matt Fitzpatrick slammed “offensive” claims from PGA of America president Don Rea that the hostile reception from USA fans at the Ryder Cup in New York was no worse than European supporters at the event in Rome two years ago. Europe held off a stirring fightback from the United States at Bethpage Black last weekend…
Read MoreMalaysian Man on Death Row Gets Temporary Reprieve as Singapore Halts Execution
The execution of Malaysian K Datchinamurthy in Singapore has been postponed. It was originally planned to happen on Thursday, September 25, at Changi prison. N Surendran, the inmate’s attorney, said the inmate’s family was notified of the situation by phone after midnight. “We have no further information at this point. We are praying for the…
Read MoreTrump To Welcome Turkey’s Erdogan, Sees End To Warplane Row
US President Donald Trump said Friday he will welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House next week and expects a resolution to a long-running rift on fighter jets. It will be the first bilateral visit to the White House by Erdogan since 2019 during Trump’s first term, with former president Joe Biden…
Read MoreColombia Halts US Arms Purchases In Row Over Drug Fight Delisting
Colombia on Tuesday halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, after Washington decertified the South American country as an anti-drugs ally for failing to halt cocaine trafficking. On Monday, President Donald Trump denounced his leftist Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro for not only failing to curb cocaine production, but overseeing its surge…
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