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Inside Europe's last 'open-outcry' trading floor
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» LONDON - In an era where computer algorithms automate trading at breakneck speeds, a dwindling number of London's metal traders still conduct business in-person by shouting orders across Europe's last so-called open-outcry trading floor.
US no longer the only game in town
Business, Published on 09/04/2025
» Market developments in the first quarter this year have been quite unexpected, to say the least. At the beginning of the year, we highlighted the universal consensus in support of US exceptionalism. The market viewed the supremacy of US assets as unassailable in the context of an artificial intelligence (AI) future dominated by a few US information technology hyperscalers.
Equities savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» HONG KONG - Asian markets collapsed Monday after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war that many fear could spark a recession.
Trump’s global ‘baseline’ tariff takes effect
AFP, Published on 05/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s widest-ranging tariffs to date began to take effect on Saturday, in a move that could trigger retaliation and escalating trade tensions that could upset the global economy.
Don't let governments break encryption
Oped, Published on 03/04/2025
» Imagine that some strange man wants a picture of your child. If it were the year 1750, he might commission an artist, who would then knock on your door and ask to paint a portrait. You could say no.
Congo: Where the tail is still wagging the dog
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/03/2025
» 'Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC," said President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo last October, and lo! It is coming to pass just as he predicted. But you can't tell the players without a programme, so a little bit of explanation first.
Trump auto tariffs are coming, but not all levies will be imposed April 2, sending stocks higher
Published on 25/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday automobile tariffs are coming soon even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries may get breaks, a move Wall Street took as a sign of flexibility on a matter that has roiled markets for weeks.
"Orient Star Luxury Urban and Nature" – A Night of Radiant Stars
Published on 20/03/2025
» The stars shone even brighter on the evening of Thursday, 13 March 2025, as Orient Star Lovers and members of the media gathered for the exclusive launch event of three new timepieces under the theme “Orient Star Luxury Urban and Nature”. Hosted at the renowned Riedel Wine Bar & Cellar in Gaysorn Village, the event was graced by executives from Orient Star Japan and United Krungthong Trading Co., Ltd. Thailand Exclusive Distributor of ORIENT STAR, the official importer and distributor of Orient Star in Thailand.
Nepal community efforts revive red panda population
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» TāPLEJUNG — Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found wandering in his barn, not realising it was an endangered red panda.
Tit-for-tat tariffs as Trump escalates trade war
News, Published on 08/03/2025
» US President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies and doubled an existing charge on China, spurring swift reprisals that plunged the world economy into a deepening trade war. Yesterday, Mr Trump backtracked and postponed Canada and Mexico tariffs for a month.