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Man Utd swoop for Amrabat, Liverpool reject Saudi bid for Salah on deadline day
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» LONDON - Manchester United signed Sofyan Amrabat on loan as part of a hat-trick of arrivals at Old Trafford in the hectic final hours before Friday's transfer deadline, while Liverpool reportedly turned down a pound sterling150 million ($190 million) offer from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah.
Asian markets retreat ahead of Powell speech
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/08/2023
» RECAP: A mini-rally on most Asian markets came to a halt yesterday ahead of a keenly awaited speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell at around 9pm Thailand time, with traders increasingly worried about higher US interest rates.
Poll: Global stocks heading for correction
Published on 23/08/2023
» Global stock markets are heading for a correction in the coming months, though overall they should post marginal gains between now and the end of 2023, according to a majority of analysts polled by Reuters.
Tech stocks help pull markets higher
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» LONDON: Global stocks markets rose on Tuesday thanks to a rebound in tech shares, although investors remained concerned by China's lacklustre economy and the outlook for US interest rates.
Stocks bounce despite China rate cut failing to ease worries
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» LONDON: European and US stocks rebounded on Monday but Asian markets ended mixed after a Chinese rate cut failed to reassure investors worried about the outlook for the world's number two economy.
Russian ruble plunges past 100 against dollar for first time since March 2022
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» MOSCOW - The Russian ruble slid past 100 against the dollar Monday, its lowest level since March 23, 2022 -- weeks after Moscow unleashed full-scale hostilities in Ukraine.
Why do I smell tom yum kung cooking?
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 10/08/2023
» Readers who follow my bi-weekly economic column will have no doubt that the tom yum kung I am referring to is not a traditional Thai soup dish but the financial crisis of 1997.
European stocks rebound, Asia mixed after weak China data
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» LONDON: European stock markets rebounded on Wednesday as bank shares recovered and after a mixed showing by Asia.
Italy shocks banks with windfall tax
Published on 08/08/2023
» ROME: Italy’s right-wing government has shocked markets with an unexpected tax on banks’ windfall profits, wiping out around $10 billion from the market value of the country’s lenders.
Top brass choices
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/08/2023
» Re: "Annual military reshuffle back", (BP, Aug 6).