By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The People’s Bank of China is expected to cut interest rates on Monday, but it may have to throw caution to the wind and ‘go big’ if it is to soothe the nervousness and concern…
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -Of all the economic and market curve balls investors have had to bat away this year, few will be as unexpected as the U.S. economy growing faster than China’s. This was not how the 2023 consensus looked in January, when China was poised to break out of its COVID…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday. The official said that while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting an increase in infections and hospital…
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China is expected to cut lending benchmarks at a monthly fixing on Monday, with many analysts predicting a big reduction to the mortgage reference rate to revive credit demand and shore up the ailing property sector. The loan prime rate (LPR) normally charged to banks’ best clients is calculated each month after 18…
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, currently under detention, is actively seeking an arrangement that would grant him conditional freedom. This move aims to facilitate collaboration with his legal team in Manhattan throughout the week, as reported by Bloomberg. Previously set at $250 million, Bankman-Fried’s bail was revoked following allegations hinting at possible witness tampering. Lawyers…
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -Several indicators that pointed to upside for U.S. stocks this year have shifted to a more neutral outlook, potentially leaving equities vulnerable to turbulence from a recent surge in bond yields and worries over China’s economy, investors said. Some investors watch so-called contrarian indicators to gauge the market’s mood,…
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -Electric-vehicle batteries and other car parts are the latest products under scrutiny as part of Washington’s effort to stamp out U.S. links to forced labor in Chinese supply chains, according to a document seen by Reuters, agency statistics and sources. Until now, enforcement of a year-old U.S. law that bans the…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Category 4 Hurricane Hilary hurtled towards Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Friday, a U.S. government agency said, as it issued its first ever tropical storm watch for California and warned of life-threatening and possibly catastrophic floods. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects the powerful storm to near Mexico’s popular Cabo San…
By Casey Hall and Ben Blanchard SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice President William Lai’s visit to the United States, drawing condemnation from Taipei. Lai, the front-runner to become Taiwan’s president in elections in January,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. urged China on Saturday to stop pressuring Taiwan, after Beijing launched military drills around the democratically governed island in response to Taiwan Vice President William Lai’s U.S. visit. “We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan,” a…
