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Russia, China tone down G20 text on geopolitical tensions

Russia and China watered down a communique being drafted by heads of the Group of 20 major economies on Friday to remove a reference to “current” geopolitical tensions clouding the global economic outlook, sources at the talks said.

LIC’s looming IPO weighs on India insurer shares, investors say

Next month’s mammoth stock market debut for India’s Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has battered shares in other insurers as investors trim their holdings to make room for the state-owned giant, fund managers and analysts said.

Stocks rally, seizing on Ukraine de-escalation signs

World stocks crept higher on Wednesday for the second day in a row, while safe-haven assets such as government bonds and gold lost ground, despite Western scepticism over Russian claims of a troop pullback from Ukraine’s borders.

USTR says new trade tools needed to fight China state-led trade

The United States needs to pursue new strategies and update its domestic trade tools to deal with China’s “state-led, non-market policies and practices”, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Wednesday in a new assessment report.

Russia, China tone down G20 text on geopolitical tensions

Russia and China watered down a communique being drafted by heads of the Group of 20 major economies on Friday to remove a reference to “current” geopolitical tensions clouding the global economic outlook, sources at the talks said.

LIC’s looming IPO weighs on India insurer shares, investors say

Next month’s mammoth stock market debut for India’s Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has battered shares in other insurers as investors trim their holdings to make room for the state-owned giant, fund managers and analysts said.

Stocks rally, seizing on Ukraine de-escalation signs

World stocks crept higher on Wednesday for the second day in a row, while safe-haven assets such as government bonds and gold lost ground, despite Western scepticism over Russian claims of a troop pullback from Ukraine’s borders.

USTR says new trade tools needed to fight China state-led trade

The United States needs to pursue new strategies and update its domestic trade tools to deal with China’s “state-led, non-market policies and practices”, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Wednesday in a new assessment report.

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