Markets braced for Liberation Day

Burning the midnight oil – U.K. and EU negotiators hold talks in London and Brussels late into the night, appearing to edge closer to a last-minute withdrawal deal, but certain sticking points remain ...

16 Okt 201925min

Turkey gets sanctioned. The U.S. imposes immediate penalties on several Turkish ministers and slaps Ankara with a 50 per cent tariff on steel , demanding a halt to its military incursion into Kurdish-...

15 Okt 201924min

Trade deal light – Asian stocks follow the U.S. into the green after a tentative truce is agreed between Washington and Beijing. President Trump hails the progress but critics suggest concessions have...

14 Okt 201925min

Trade deal optimism fuels a rally as high-level talks between the U.S. and China get underway and President Trump hails the progress ahead of a planned meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He later t...

11 Okt 201925min

Tit-for-tat becomes tittle-tattle… conflicting messages plague the progress of the U.S.-China trade talks, set to resume today. Asian equities and U.S. futures hold steady after sources tell CNBC that...

10 Okt 201925min

Restricted and blacklisted. Asian stocks dip following a sharp plunge on Wall Street after the U.S. administration slaps visa restrictions on Chinese officials for alleged human rights abuses of Xinji...

9 Okt 201926min

The charm offensive ends. The Hong Kong Exchange drops its 39 billion dollar bid for the LSE, admitting it failed to convince the London bourse of its ‘strategically compelling’ vision. Asian stocks r...

8 Okt 201928min

The Dow jumps more than 350 points after the jobs report puts the economy in a sweet spot, but it's a cautious trade in Asia as investors eye high level U.S.-China trade talks due to restart this week...

7 Okt 201924min