By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – There was “no discussion” about exchange rates at a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank chiefs, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Sunday, according to Kyodo News. Suzuki was speaking after a meeting in India of the G7 – the U.S., Japan, Germany,…
By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday in the first such visit by an Iraqi premier since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011. Assad and Sudani discussed securing their shared 600km border from security threats, including Islamic State…
In a recent discussion as part of the Amazon Advisor Call Series, Scott Devitt, an analyst at Wedbush, and eCommerce veteran Rick Watson, founder of RMW Commerce Consulting, speculated about a potential collaboration between Amazon.Com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Shopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP). This possibility emerged from the backdrop of Amazon’s efforts to unlock more fulfilment…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Azerbaijan said on Saturday that Russia and Armenia are not fulfilling the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave ceasefire deal, hours after the European Union urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to refrain from “violence and harsh rhetoric”. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh, a small mountainous enclave that…
By David Lawder and Aftab Ahmed GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was “eager” to work with China on areas of mutual interest, including debt restructurings for poorer countries, and that multilateral development banks needed reforms before capital increases could be considered. At a press conference before a meeting…
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -A parliamentary investigation into the collapse of Credit Suisse will keep its files closed for 50 years, according to a parliamentary committee document, a level of secrecy that has triggered concern among Swiss historians. The document means the investigating commission would hand over its files to the Swiss Federal Archives…
By Lucy Craymer AUCKLAND (Reuters) -Members of a major trans-Pacific trade pact said on Sunday they were gathering information on China, Taiwan and other countries interested in joining the agreement to see whether they were able to meet the pact’s “high standards”. The comments followed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) meeting…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday that he expected the nation’s jobless rate to lift from near a 48-year low on the back of higher interest rates and slowing global growth. “As the Reserve Bank forecasts and the Treasury forecasts have inflation moderating over the coming months, they do have a…
BEIJING (Reuters) – A flurry of economic data from China on Monday is expected to show its post-pandemic bounce is quickly fizzling out, raising expectations that Beijing needs to unveil more stimulus measures soon to shore up activity and shaky consumer confidence. After a strong start to the year following the dismantling of tough COVID-19…
On the latest episode of Wall Street Insights, Cathie Wood, the financial mastermind behind Ark Invest, shared her unique perspective on the evolving world of AI technology stocks. This episode, aired on Friday, presented a captivating dive into Wood’s analytical thought process, unraveled in the course of a rich discussion with the host. Reflecting…
