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Trump seen pressing EU for tougher trade terms, sparking retaliation plans – WSJ
Investing.com-- U.S. officials have told the European Union they expect President Donald Trump to demand further concessions for a trade agreement, including a baseline tariff of 15% or higher on most ...
China confirms Xi meeting with EU’s von der Leyen, Costa
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa will visit China on Thursday and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Chinese foreign ministry said on ...
Japan PM vows to stay on after bruising election defeat
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay on after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in ...
Asia FX rangebound with focus on China lending rates, Japan election
Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies were subdued on Monday, with the yuan little changed after China’s central bank left ...
Nvidia faces production hurdles in China H20 restart- The Information
Nvidia said last week that the U.S. will issue new licenses allowing the company to resume sales of the H20 in China, although Washington was yet to do so. The company told its Chinese customers that ...
South Korea reviewing various options to improve North Korea ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has pledged to improve strained relations with Pyongyang that have reached their worst level in years. In a bid to ease tensions, Lee suspended anti-North Korea ...
Russia launches new barrage of drones, missiles at Ukraine, kills one in Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a new barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine in an overnight attack on Monday, killing at least one person and causing multiple fires in the capital Kyiv, city ...
Alaska Airlines requests ground stop for all mainline aircraft, FAA says
(Reuters) -Alaska Airlines has requested a ground stop for all its mainline aircraft, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration status page said on Sunday. The reason for the request was not ...
Exclusive-Trump pledged to save Afghans. But UAE already sent some evacuees back, cable shows
Trump, a Republican who promised a far-reaching immigration crackdown, suspended refugee resettlement after he took office in ...
Oil prices steady as markets weigh new EU sanctions on Russia
Oil prices declined nearly 1.5% last week, their first weekly drop this month. The European Union on Friday approved its 18th ...
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged, in line with expectations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged on Monday, as forecast, after it reported slightly better-than-expected second-quarter economic data. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR ...
China keeps loan prime rate unchanged in July as expected
Investing.com-- The People’s Bank of China left its benchmark loan prime rate unchanged on Monday as widely expected, with ...