Major US stock indices closed at fresh records Wednesday following a US-Vietnam trade deal, while oil prices jumped after Iran suspended cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at records for the third time in four days after Trump reached an accord with Vietnam. “Little by little, we are coming to …
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had struck a trade deal with Vietnam under which the country would face a minimum 20 percent tariff and open its market to US products.The deal comes less than a week before Trump’s self-imposed July 9 deadline for steeper tariffs on US trade partners to take effect if …
Trump says Vietnam to face 20% tariff under ‘great’ deal Read More »
Hong Kong is expected to lead the world in IPO financing this year despite uncertainty from geopolitical tensions and trade tariffs, accountancy giant PwC said on Wednesday.The Chinese financial hub’s capital market has rebounded strongly this year, with dozens of Chinese companies piling into the city to raise overseas capital despite regulatory pressure from Beijing …
Hong Kong to regain IPO crown this year, say PwC and Deloitte Read More »
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a “significant” cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing sensitive data on six million customers.Qantas said hackers had targeted one of its customer contact centres, breaching a computer system used by a third party.They had access to sensitive information such as customer names, email addresses, phone numbers …
Australian airline Qantas says hit by ‘significant’ cyberattack Read More »
Indian exporters are anxiously eyeing the possible reintroduction of Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs next week, though many hold out hope for a last-minute reprieve.The US president’s April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement of swingeing levies on dozens of key trading partners sent shockwaves through capitals before he announced a pause for negotiations, which ends next Wednesday.New …
India exporters cautiously optimistic as US tariff deadline looms Read More »
Asian markets swung Wednesday amid trade war worries after Donald Trump said he would not push back next week’s tariff deadline, with Tokyo taking a hit from threats to ramp up Japanese levies.Sentiment was also mixed after the US president’s signature budget bill scraped through the senate, with optimism over the extension of deep tax …
A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling’s rice paddy in the Philippines’ Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.”They told us before the start of their operations that it wouldn’t affect us, but the effects are undeniable now,” Tambiling told AFP.”Pangolins, warthogs, birds are disappearing. Flowers as …
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining Read More »
A large aerial drone flies over the charred remains of Canadian forests devastated by wildfires, bombarding the ground with seed capsules to accelerate reforestation.This area of northern Quebec province was ravaged by megafires in the summer of 2023 and for the second year in a row a pilot project has been using drones to plant …
Canada turns to drones for reforestation after wildfires Read More »
The United States, Japan, India and Australia pledged Tuesday to work together to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, as worries grow over China’s dominance in resources vital to new technologies.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed his counterparts from the so-called “Quad” to Washington in a shift of focus to Asia, after spending …
US, Japan, India, Australia pledge mineral cooperation on China jitters Read More »
Global stocks were mixed Tuesday as markets monitored congressional progress on Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending legislation and weighed the prospects for US trade deals ahead of Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline.The Republican-led upper congressional chamber narrowly cleared Trump’s mammoth domestic policy bill, sending the measure back to the House of Representatives, where the …
Global stocks mixed as markets track US trade deal prospects Read More »
