Trump wraps up MidEast tour

A historic collapse…the price of a barrel of WTI for May turned negative, the first time ever levels have fallen below zero. U.S. President Trump has said he is considering blocking Saudi imports to b...

21 Apr 202023min

Reopening Row…President Trump has played down accusations from U.S. governors who say they lack the Coronavirus testing equipment to re-open their states. The May WTI contract slumps to its lowest lev...

20 Apr 202024min

China contracts…. The Chinese economy shrinks for the first time in nearly 30 years with Q1 GDP falling by 6.8 per cent as the Coronavirus outbreak weighs heavily on consumer spending and production. ...

17 Apr 202026min

Record retail rut…U.S. sales plunge almost 9 per cent while manufacturing hits a 74-year low, prompting recession fears. We speak to IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, who says economic pain ...

16 Apr 202027min

No more cash…President Trump withdraws U.S. funding of the World Health Organisation, slamming the agency for fundamental failures in tackling the global Coronavirus pandemic and for having a pro-Chin...

15 Apr 202025min

China trade…March import and export figures fall by far less than expected despite the impact of the pandemic shutdown. U.S. bank stocks slumped Monday – their first negative session in five days – wi...

14 Apr 202025min

Stocks end the week in the green, with the Dow and S&P 500 gaining more than 10 per cent during the period. The Dow crossed the 23,000-point mark late in the session following news that Democrat Presi...

9 Apr 202030min

Trump slams WHO…President Trump threatens to withhold funding and criticises the World Health Organisation for its response to the Coronavirus, saying the agency is too China-centric. France becomes t...

8 Apr 202024min