Economic news

Social media app TikTok reiterated its independence from China as stressed on its letter sent to the U.S. lawmakers but failed to convince Senator Josh Hawley who spearheaded the hearing session on Tuesday on the security of U.S. citizens’ personal data. ByteDance Ltd, which runs TikTok is a Chinese-based company that sent a letter to […]

Gold prices recover after a 2% fall as economic reports ease fears Gold prices recovered on Wednesday after a 2% fall in the previous sessions as traders embraced risk after the latest news in trade. U.S. Gold Futures went up 0.2% to $1.486.95 by 12:30 AM ET (04:30 GMT). Various news outlets reported within the […]

Stocks plummet as investors await trade war’s next move Stocks plummeted in the Asian markets on Wednesday for the first time after three trading sessions as investors anxiously awaited new developments in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. Treasury yields and crude oil futures also fell slightly as investors sat back anticipating results as U.S. and […]

Asian shares hit six-month high record last Tuesday kicking their July record down. Such followed after hopes that Washington will pull out imposed tariffs on Chinese imports. MSCI’s widest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS acquired 0.5% heavily enforced by gains in Chinese shares. Chinese shares CSI300 soared at 1.3%, completely outperforming its previous […]

Oil prices increased last Tuesday in light of positive economic records and as Sino-U.S. trade deal progress minimizes tension and anxiety across global market. Brent crude LCOc1 was quoted up to 17 cents. This is equivalent to 0.3% at 62.30 per barrel at 0909 GMT. In line, U.S. crude CLc1 jumped up to 10 cents […]

Santander (SAN.MC) announced on Monday to have taken a $453 Million (350 million pound) stake in Ebury in an aim to boost growth through a digital strategy. Ebury is a U.K.-based trade and Forex facilitator for smaller companies. The company operates in 19 countries and 140 currencies. Santander announced it would be acquiring 50.1% of […]

The “Phase One” of the U.S.-China trade deal has it that the Chinese government is pushing U.S. President Donald Trump to erase imposed tariffs in September. One of the highlights of the trade deal that will be signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump is the inclusion of the White House’s abolishing tariffs […]

The central bank of China cut the interest rate on its medium-term lending facility (MLF) on Tuesday. This is the first MLF rate cut in three years imposed by policymakers as a way to beef up the economy as global economic growth slows down. Interest rate cuts were seen by some economists as a good […]

Japan’s Rakuten expects a $947 million loss in U.S. Lyft investment in latest quarter Japan’s Rakuten Inc. said on Tuesday that it would be expecting to take a 103 billion yen ($947 million) in losses in the latest quarter over its investment in U.S. ride-hailing firm, Lyft Inc. As of date, Rakuten is the biggest […]

Dimmed prospects forces Samsung to shut down U.S. CPU research division Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday that it will be shutting down a CPU division in one of its U.S.-based facilities. The move was made after analysts forecasted dimmed prospects for the tech giant’s Exynos mobile chips. The Exynos-branded processors, which are found […]