UK midcaps at three-week low as recession fears grow

UK midcaps hit a three-week trough on Monday while the export-centric FTSE 100 eased from its recent peak on fears of aggressive interest rate hikes by major central banks and slowing economic growth.
Morning Bid: Yuan, euro and pound head down the Hole

Global central banks are scattering again, propelling a resurgent U.S. dollar to its highest in almost two years against China’s yuan and back through parity against the euro.
S.Korea to attend preliminary meeting of U.S.-led chipmaker group

South Korea is expected to attend a preliminary meeting for a U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers including Taiwan and Japan, South Korea’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
Korea’s SK invests $100 million in EV-focused startup Atom Power

Korea’s SK Inc (034730.KS) has invested $100 million in North Carolina startup Atom Power, which aims to upgrade the electric vehicle (EV) charging experience in the United States with new hardware and software, the companies said Thursday.
Exclusive: China’s EVE to supply BMW with large Tesla-like cylindrical batteries in Europe

China’s EVE Energy Co Ltd (300014.SZ) will supply BMW (BMWG.DE) with large cylindrical batteries for its electric cars in Europe, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the German automaker follows Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) in adopting the new technology.
U.S. House lawmakers look to jump-start self-driving legislative push

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a bipartisan effort to help revive legislative efforts to boost self-driving vehicles.
Analysis: Democrats score big wins on climate, drugs with $430 billion U.S. Senate bill

Democrats scored a major policy victory when the U.S. Senate passed a $430 billion climate change, healthcare and tax bill that will help reduce the carbon emissions that drive climate change while also cutting drug costs for the elderly.
Explainer: What to watch out for as talks on U.S.-China audit deal drag on

The list of Chinese companies facing delisting risks in New York in a long-running dispute over Chinese audits of their accounts continues to expand with the addition of three more on Friday after e-commerce giant Alibaba’s (9988.HK) July inclusion.
Oil stays near multi-month lows on demand worries

Oil prices inched up from multi-month lows on Monday as lingering worries about demand weakening on the back of a darkened economic outlook outweighed some positive economic data from China and the United States.
Trade war with China could cost Germany six times as much as Brexit, study says

Germany would face costs almost six times as high as Brexit if it and the European Union were to shut China out of their economies, the Ifo institute said on Monday, citing the results of a study.