COVID-19 outbreak

BHP considers making COVID vaccinations mandatory at Australian sites

Global miner BHP Group (BHP.AX) is mulling whether to make vaccinations for COVID-19 mandatory at its workplaces in Australia as the country's…

4 years ago

S.Korea lifts interest rates from record low as debt threats grow

The Bank of Korea raised its policy rate for the first time in almost three years on Thursday, becoming the…

4 years ago

China c.bank increases cash injections to soothe tightening worries

China's central bank increased short-term fund injections into the financial system on Wedneday, in a bid to soothe market worries…

4 years ago

Delta delays great exit as RBNZ holds fire on hikes

The Delta variant has delayed an expected rate hike in New Zealand, leaving Norway likely the first G10 economy to…

4 years ago

Oil prices weighed down by weak Asian demand

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with both contracts heading for a fourth straight session of losses, weighed down by a…

4 years ago

Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life

Thousands of small and medium Kuwaiti businesses could go to the wall after being walloped by the pandemic, potentially torpedoing…

4 years ago

China-U.S. container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record

Container shipping rates from China to the United States have scaled fresh highs above $20,000 per 40-foot box as rising…

4 years ago

China manufacturing slows as supply shortages roil Asia industry

Growth in China's June factory activity dipped to a four-month low on higher raw material costs, a shortage of semiconductors…

4 years ago

S&P Global cuts India’s growth forecasts, trims EM overall

S&P Global cut its growth forecasts for some of Asia's top economies including India, the Philippines and Malaysia on Monday,…

4 years ago