Markets braced for Liberation Day

China sees a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases and fatalities prompting Beijing to revise its method for counting infections. The Chinese government also dismisses senior Hubei province officials f...

13 Helmi 202028min

Confident but cautious...Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell tells Congress that the U.S. economy remains very resilient but acknowledges that the ongoing coronavirus is still a threat – this on th...

12 Helmi 202023min

The coronavirus claims its 1,000th victim with more than a hundred new cases confirmed in a day. A number of Chinese officials have been removed over their handling of the outbreak, while more economi...

11 Helmi 202031min

China tries to get back to work amid the Coronavirus outbreak. Numerous major factories in China reopen, including plants belonging to BYD, Tesla, Daimler and Ford. The iPhone supplier Foxconn also ge...

10 Helmi 202025min

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly goes ‘apoplectic’ during a phone call with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his decision to choose Huawei for Britain’s 5G roll-out. This as the U.S. Attorne...

7 Helmi 202024min

A Valentine’s Day surprise…Asian stocks rise on the back of an unexpected decision by Beijing to halve tariffs on nearly 2,000 U.S. goods on February 14th. But the spreading Coronavirus is weighing on...

6 Helmi 202024min

The Coronavirus claims another 65 victims, edging the death toll towards 500. Both Washington and London have announced new evacuation measures while at the WHO, a senior health official has slammed C...

5 Helmi 202027min

Hong Kong reports its first fatality linked to the coronavirus with the total death toll surpassing 420 and more than 20,000 cases confirmed globally. Chinese President Xi Jinping strikes a defiant to...

4 Helmi 202025min