Business & Finance HSBC slashes US and German government bond yield forecasts LONDON: HSBC said on Tuesday that it had cut its forecasts for US and German government bond yields, reflecting growing Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:59am
Markets Gold holds near six-year peak as trade tensions simmer Gold steadied on Tuesday after touching a six-year high as simmering tensions between Washington and Beijing propelled i Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:59am
Markets Ghana to raise cocoa farmers' prices by 5.2pc ABIDJAN: Ghana will raise cocoa farmgate prices by 5.2pc for the 2019/20 season, the first increase in four years, follo Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:58am
Markets European shares inch higher after two-day sell-off European shares steadied on Tuesday after posting their biggest two-day drop in over 3 years, as upbeat German data soot Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:56am
World EU Commission says open to Brexit discussions with Britain BRUSSELS: The European Commission is willing to discuss Brexit with Britain over the coming weeks, a spokeswoman said on Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:52am
World Egypt's Suez Canal annual revenue rises to $5.9bn CAIRO: Annual revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose by $300 million to $5.9 billion, the canal authority chairman said on Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:51am
World Diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk buys pill factory in North Carolina COPENHAGEN: Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday it had bought a factory in North Carolina that would assist in manufacturing an Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:40am
Markets China's yuan steadies, but stocks slump as trade war engulfs currency HONG KONG: China's tumbling yuan steadied on Tuesday as authorities took steps to contain its slide, while stocks tanked Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:39am
World China warns Hong Kong protesters not to ‘play with fire’ BEIJING: Radical protesters in Hong Kong must not mistake China's restraint for weakness, China's Hong Kong affairs offi Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:38am
Business & Finance China says US currency manipulator labelling could cause chaos in financial markets BEIJING: China's central bank said on Tuesday that Washington's decision to label Beijing as a currency manipulator woul Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:38am
Markets China aluminium smelters narrow losses in July BEIJING: Production costs for aluminium smelters in China, the world's top maker of the metal, fell 4pc month-on-month t Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:37am
Business & Finance Bank of Israel says one thing, markets believe another as shekel strengthens JERUSALEM: Amir Yaron's honeymoon as Bank of Israel governor lasted eight months. In that time, he and the bank's pol Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:36am
Markets Asia Distillates-Jet fuel cash differentials slip SINGAPORE: Asia's cash premiums for jet fuel fell on Tuesday, hurt by lacklustre buying interest in the physical market, Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:36am
Business & Finance Apple, Goldman Sachs start issuing Apple Cards to consumers Apple Inc rolled out its virtual credit card on Tuesday, working with bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc on the new iPhone add Published 06 Aug, 2019 11:35am
Markets Yuan drops below 7 per dollar as trade war escalates NEW YORK: China let its yuan weaken below 7 to the dollar on Monday, an 11-year low, leading to broad risk aversion on c Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:10pm
Markets Wall Street slumps as yuan slide intensifies trade angst Wall Street's main indexes fell sharply on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 500 points, Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:10pm
Markets US yields tumble as trade fears spur bond rally NEW YORK: US Treasury yields tumbled on Monday, with 10-year yields hitting their lowest level since November 2016, as f Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:09pm
Markets US Cash Grains-Soybean, corn bids steady around Midwest interior CHICAGO: Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were mostly unchanged at interior processors and elevators around the US Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:09pm
Business & Finance Turkish central bank to hold 1-, 3-, 6-month swap transactions ISTANBUL: Turkey's central bank said on Monday it will hold lira swap transactions with 1-, 3-, and 6-month maturities v Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:08pm
Business & Finance Tesco to cut 4,500 jobs in Metro restructuring LONDON: British supermarket chain Tesco is cutting about 4,500 jobs from its Metro stores to improve the efficiency of a Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:08pm