SEOUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) – China has notified South Korea that it would be postponing a trilateral meeting of culture ministers with Japan scheduled for this month, South Korea’s culture ministry said on Thursday. China did not give a reason for the postponement. Beijing and Tokyo have been locked in an escalating diplomat dispute following…
Dutch government suspends intervention at Nexperia Move follows talks with Chinese government Dutch Economy Minister cites goodwill gesture Talks between Netherlands and China to continue Nexperia chip shortages hit auto supply chains, production AMSTERDAM, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The Dutch government said on Wednesday it was suspending its intervention at computer chipmaker Nexperia after what…
SEOUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) – South Korea plans to unveil incentives for long-term stock investors, while making efforts to ensure foreign exchange stability, its finance minister said on Wednesday. Since taking office in June, the administration of President Lee Jae Myung has vowed various reforms to boost the domestic stock market, driving a rally in…
U.S. futures trade either side of flat JGBs under pressure ahead of 20-year auction Nvidia earnings due after market close SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Asian markets struggled to make headway on Wednesday as a bout of nerves over AI valuations held back investors ahead of an earnings update from chip titan Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens…
ORLANDO, Florida, Nov 18 (Reuters) – The tech-induced selloff across global stocks accelerated on Tuesday and soft U.S. labor market indicators also weighed on Wall Street, while fiscal worries in Japan helped drag Japanese stocks, bonds and the yen lower. More on that below. In my column today I look at what helped trigger this…
Stocks fall as investors await U.S. economic data Japan’s PM Takaichi to meet BOJ governor as markets speculate on rates Fed rate-cut expectations decrease despite U.S. economic weakness SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Asian stocks slid in early trade on Tuesday, as financial markets waited on a rush of key U.S economic data delayed by…
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is willing to sign legislation to impose sanctions on Russia as long as he retains ultimate decision-making authority over any such measures, a senior White House official said on Monday. Trump told reporters late on Sunday that it was “OK with me” that Republicans were working on…
BEIJING, Nov 17 (Reuters) – China defence ministry said on Monday it has lodged representations with the United States over its arms sale to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary” measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. “We urge the U.S. side to immediately stop its egregious practice of arming Taiwan and avoid undermining…
Nov 16 (Reuters) – Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday after hawkish Federal Reserve officials dimmed hopes for a December interest rate cut. The record-long U.S. government shutdown that concluded on Thursday has generated a significant data void, leaving the Federal Reserve and market participants without key insights ahead of the…
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook U.S. economic data starts flowing again on Monday, with construction spending figures for August. September jobs data is due on Thursday. Sign up here. More up-to-date labour and price figures are not due until next month and concern over the data’s…