Marketmind: Battered bond market braces for payrolls
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Bond markets are in a world…
July 2023
Tesla starts to lay off some workers at China factory – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Electric car maker Tesla Inc is laying off some battery production workers at its Shanghai plant, Bloomberg News…
Yellen seeks to calm a fraught but close-knit US-China trade relationship
By David Lawder and Joe Cash WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – As U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tries to steady an increasingly…
USTR flags energy concerns going into Mexico talks; urges steel monitoring
By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. sees some progress on an energy dispute with…
Uber, Facebook linked to PwC Australia tax schemes based on leaked government plans
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia advised Uber and Facebook how to restructure in face of an Australian…
China aims to sap Taiwan morale with ‘escape plan’ misinformation – sources
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has launched a misinformation campaign that includes news reports Taiwan’s president has an…
Free speech cannot be used to legitimise terror, India says
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) – Freedom of expression cannot be used for “legitimising violence”, India said on Thursday in response to…
Goldman’s China banks downgrade based on ‘pessimistic assumptions’ -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs’ downgrade of some major Chinese lenders to “Sell” ratings is based on “pessimistic assumptions,” state-backed…
VW ready to deal with China metal curbs; chipmakers play down fallout
By Ben Blanchard and Jan Schwartz TAIPEI (Reuters) -Volkswagen is monitoring metals markets after China imposed export restrictions on two…
Top FARC dissident leader Ivan Marquez dead -sources
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Ivan Marquez, the well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned…