Stocks fall on rate hike bets, yen drops to 24-year low
European stock markets opened in the red on Wednesday after U.S. economic data prompted traders to ramp up Federal Reserve rate hikes bets, pushing the dollar to a 24-year high against the Japanese yen.
Putin says wants to restrict destinations for Ukraine’s grain exports
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned of a looming global food crisis and said he would discuss amending a landmark grain deal with Ukraine to limit the countries that can receive cargo shipments.
Japan’s services sector shrinks for first time in five months in August – PMI
Japan’s services sector activity shrank for the first time in five months in August as a resurgence of COVID-19 infections hurt demand, a business survey showed.
Evergrande winding-up lawsuit in Hong Kong adjourned to Nov 7
Hong Kong’s High Court approved on Monday an application by China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) and its major offshore credit group to adjourn a winding-up petition against it to Nov. 7.
EU gas price rockets higher after Russia halts Nord Stream flows
European gas prices rocketed as much as 30% higher on Monday after Russia said one of its main gas supply pipelines to Europe would stay shut indefinitely, stoking renewed fears about shortages and gas rationing in the European Union this winter.
Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips
Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday.
EXCLUSIVE Hollysys management to lead take-private deal at $1.8 bln valuation -sources
A consortium led by China’s Hollysys Automation Technologies management plans to take the U.S.-listed automation and control system maker private in a deal that would value the firm at $1.8 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Exclusive: Shell’s CEO van Beurden prepares to step down next year -sources
Shell (SHEL.L) has shortlisted four candidates to succeed Chief Executive Ben van Beurden who is preparing to step down next year after nearly a decade at the helm of the giant energy firm, two company sources told Reuters.
Bank of Canada expected to push interest rates into restrictive territory
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to deliver yet another oversized interest rate hike next week, lifting its policy rate into restrictive territory for the first time in two decades, but bets are split on whether or not a pause will follow.
U.S. officials order Nvidia to halt sales of top AI chips to China
Chip designer Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) said on Wednesday that U.S. officials told it to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China, a move that could cripple Chinese firms’ ability to carry out advanced work like image recognition and hamper Nvidia’s business in the country.
