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City of London pays early price of hard Brexit
AFP, Published on 14/02/2021
» LONDON: Europe's financial capital is feeling the cold of Brexit but UK officials insist the City of London is suffering a temporary blip and is well-positioned to profit from new trading horizons.
Britain to apply to join Asia-Pacific free trade bloc
AFP, Published on 31/01/2021
» LONDON: Britain will apply to join a massive 11-nation free-trade bloc of Asia-Pacific countries, it announced Saturday, weeks after leaving the European single market with its departure from the EU.
Most Asia markets, dollar rise as Biden pledges huge stimulus
AFP, Published on 11/01/2021
» Asian markets mostly rose with the dollar Monday following another record performance on Wall Street as investors cheered the prospect of a further massive stimulus for the US economy, with President-elect Joe Biden calling for a spending spree in the trillions of dollars.
Brexit deal's 'rules of origin' spark trade confusion
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» LONDON: Many British businesses are swiftly discovering that they must now pay duties on exports bound for the European Union, despite the breakthrough Brexit free trade deal clinched over Christmas.
Global QE siphons assets into bullion
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/01/2021
» The gold price is trending upward again in the wake of a weakening US dollar and worldwide quantitative easing (QE) practices, with central banks moving assets away from the dollar to other currencies and gold.
Hopes for recovery help Asian markets start new year with a pop
AFP, Published on 04/01/2021
» HONG KONG: Optimism about the economic outlook in 2021 helped Asian investors kick off the new year Monday on a positive note, as hopes surrounding the rollout of coronavirus vaccines offset a frightening surge in infections.
Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market
AFP, Published on 01/01/2021
» LONDON: Britain on Thursday finally severed its turbulent half-century partnership with Europe, quitting the EU single market and customs union and going its own way four-and-a-half years after its shock vote to leave the bloc.
Most Asia markets advance after Wall St sets new records
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday following a record-breaking lead from Wall Street as investors cheered the passage of a huge US stimulus bill, which has helped temper fears about surging coronavirus infections and a new, fast-spreading strain of the disease.
Brexit deal delivers Christmas cheer to investors
Business, Darana Chudasri and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/12/2020
» Recap: Global stocks edged upward after amid investor optimism about economic growth. Chinese shares posted a weekly gain after the Brexit deal helped lift sentiment while Tokyo ended flat without fresh trading cues on Christmas Day when many markets were closed.
Brexit talks flirt with failure as new deadline blown
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU and UK trade talks inched onwards under renewed pressure Monday as transport chaos triggered by the emergence of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus in Britain overshadowed efforts to reach a Brexit deal.