China mulls trade talks with the U.S.

A digital tax truce. We kick off our coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, as French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump reach an agreement to avoid a levy on big tech a...

21 Jan 202025min

Davos descent… top business leaders and policy makers begin arriving in Davos, Switzerland, as Oxfam reports that the planet’s roughly 2,000 billionaires own more wealth than 60 per cent of the global...

20 Jan 202024min

Taking its toll…China posts its weakest growth data in almost three decades, suggesting that the trade war with Washington is weighing heavily on the economy despite the 6.1% print for the full-year ...

17 Jan 202024min

The biggest ever seen…President Trump hails the signing of Phase 1 of the trade agreement between Washington and Beijing but insists tariffs will remain in place until Phase 2 of the deal is completed...

16 Jan 202025min

Sign on the dotted line…Beijing and Washington are on the verge of inking Phase 1 of the trade deal but U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insists that tariffs shall remain in place until China si...

15 Jan 202025min

Label lost…the offshore yuan surges to its highest level in half a year after the U.S. ceases calling Beijing a currency manipulator, just a day ahead of the expected signing of the Phase 1 trade deal...

14 Jan 202025min

Tehran in turmoil…furious anti-government protests spread from the Iranian capital across the country. Demonstrators demand the regime’s leaders step down after they admit Iranian forces mistakenly sh...

13 Jan 202024min

An avoidable tragedy…intelligence from the U.S., UK and Canada suggests that the downed Ukraine International Airlines passenger jet was likely hit by an unintentional Iranian missile near Tehran. In ...

10 Jan 202024min