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Chinese oil and airline stocks have dragged the Hang Seng down and U.S.-China tensions weighed on sentiment. U.S. officials reportedly believe China covered up the Coronavirus outbreak to hoard medica...

4 Touko 202027min

European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen tells CNBC exclusively that an investigation into the origins of Coronavirus is needed, with the cooperation of China. President Trump has threatened...

1 Touko 202025min

A global rally…The S&P 500 is set for its best month in nearly 50 years following positive news on a Gilead drug trial. U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell says the American economy has suffer...

30 Huhti 202024min

Standard Chartered warns of severe market dislocation as its credit impairments jump sharply. Shares rise in Hong Kong as its CFO, Andy Halford, says the signals coming from Asia are positive. Airbus ...

29 Huhti 202024min

HSBC’s first quarter profit slumps 48 per cent as it warns the Coronavirus crisis will have a material impact on capital and liquidity. CFO Ewen Stevenson, however, says it is starting to see some sig...

28 Huhti 202024min

The Bank of Japan launches an unprecedented expansion of its quantitative easing programme, pledging unlimited bond buying. The stimulus increase moves Asian equities higher. Chinese industrial profit...

27 Huhti 202024min

Germany commits…EU leaders have agreed on a huge rescue package to mitigate the economic damage wrought by the pandemic with Berlin set to provide a substantial contribution. A leaked WHO report shows...

24 Huhti 202023min

Coronavirus casts a shadow over Q1 earnings…Credit Suisse reports a 75 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit amid exceptional levels of client activity. However, the Swiss lender has set aside CHF...

23 Huhti 202024min