China holds economic talks with second top U.S. official in a week
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He exchanged views with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on issues of mutual “concern”, in his second virtual call in a week with top economic and trade officials under the U.S. Biden administration.
U.S. trade chief Tai says U.S. faces ‘very large challenges’ on China
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday that the United States still faces “very large challenges” in its trade and economic relationship with China that require the Biden administration’s attention across the board.
Rabobank offers metal clients performance incentives on sustainability
Rabobank is offering metal company clients incentives such as lower interest rates if they meet sustainability targets – and piloting penalties for the laggards, an executive from the Dutch lender said on Tuesday.
Asia shares track Wall Street up as inflation fears fade
Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, tracking a rally on Wall Street, while the dollar held near a fourth-month low as inflation worries faded after Federal Reserve officials allayed fears about monetary policy tightening.
Yet another EU threat, says UK PM’s spokesman over French financial services move
A French move to delay a European Union financial services deal with Britain over fishing access is another example of the bloc issuing threats at any sign of difficulty, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. Paris has said it will delay the financial services deal until Johnson grants EU fishermen fair […]
