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Analysis: China’s silence on yuan’s swift gains keeps markets buzzing

As China's yuan climbs rapidly to its strongest levels in six years against the currencies of the country's trading partners,…

4 years ago

Wage dispute deepens at German public banks as inflation fears persist

A labour dispute at Germany's public-sector banks deepened on Wednesday after a third round of talks failed to reach agreement,…

4 years ago

Wall St grinds higher on solid healthcare earnings; supply woes linger

U.S. stock indexes edged higher on Wednesday, helped by strong quarterly updates from healthcare companies including Anthem and Abbott, while…

4 years ago

Britain’s fossil fuel dilemma in the spotlight as climate talks near

Britain faces a fossil fuel dilemma: it can burnish its green credentials by halting new oil and gas development in…

4 years ago

Analysis: Lack of vaccination passport, testing threaten Japan’s reopening

Japan's lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity is threatening ambitions to reopen the economy at a crucial…

4 years ago

Chips and ships: Philips cuts outlook as supply chain problems grow

Dutch health technology company Philips (PHG.AS) on Monday cut its outlook for sales and profit growth this year and said…

4 years ago

Malaysia’s AirAsia X proposes paying 0.5% of $8.1 bln debt

AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) (AIRX.KL) is proposing to pay just 0.5% of debt owed to each of its creditors and to terminate…

4 years ago

Marketmind: Stagflation blues

Even by the conservative standards of global organisations, the International Monetary Fund is known for its cautious forecasts. So, when…

4 years ago

World must triple clean energy investment by 2030 to curb climate change -IEA

Investment in renewable energy needs to triple by the end of the decade if the world hopes to effectively fight…

4 years ago

Business jet makers look to tap surging corporate travel demand at Las Vegas air show

Planemakers are likely to unveil new orders and models at the world's largest business jet show this week as they…

4 years ago