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China hits back as US opens second trade-war front
News Agencies, Published on 23/03/2018
» BEIJING: China has announced a $3-billion list of US goods for possible retaliation in a tariff dispute with US President Donald Trump and is bracing for a bigger battle over technology policy as financial markets sank on fears of global disruption.
Perth-London direct flight a milestone
Bloomberg News and AFP, Published on 24/03/2018
» Qantas Airways is starting direct flights between Australia and London this weekend, marking a major milestone by reducing to 17 hours a trip that once took 12 days.
European stocks decline as US-China trade tensions intensify
Bloomberg, Published on 04/04/2018
» European stocks got caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions between the United States and China again on Wednesday, heading for their steepest drop in almost two weeks.
Stocks wobble with 'no way to know' where trade war going
Bloomberg, Published on 04/04/2018
» Peace proved perishable again for investors after China retaliated to US President Donald Trump’s tariff proposal with its own levies on US$50 billion of US imports.
US gets serious about Russia sanctions
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States has taken sanctions against Russia to a new level by targeting some of the country's richest oligarchs in ways that could severely hurt their businesses.
Southwest jet engine blows out in flight, killing passenger
Bloomberg, Published on 18/04/2018
» One passenger was killed when an engine blew out on a Southwest Airlines jetliner carrying 149 people, marking the first fatality on a US-registered airline in more than nine years.
Philippine stocks pummelled further by rate-hike fears
Bloomberg, Published on 19/04/2018
» The problems keep piling up for Philippine stocks, the world’s worst performers this year.
Trump chides Opec as oil prices rise
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump slammed Opec for inflating oil prices after the cartel showed a willingness to further tighten crude markets.
Nations need tech to sidestep US grip: Jack Ma
Bloomberg, Published on 25/04/2018
» Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma argues that nations from Japan to China need to develop their own semiconductor technology to get around America’s grip on the global chip market.
Odds of Indonesia rate hike increase as currency tumbles
Bloomberg, Published on 25/04/2018
» With Indonesia’s central bank failing to stem the slide in the currency to a two-year low, bets of a rate hike are increasing, triggering a selloff in the nation’s stocks and bonds.