BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing, a State Department official said. Blinken, who is in China for his second day of meetings, met with China’s top diplomat earlier on Monday and with Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday. This is the…
By Ruma Paul and Tim Hepher DHAKA/PARIS (Reuters) – State-owned carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to purchase 10 planes from Airbus, in a shift from its Boeing-dominated fleet, the South Asian country’s junior minister for civil aviation told Reuters on Monday. “As per our requirement, the decision has been taken to purchase 10 aircraft…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Electric aircraft maker Eve and Blade Air Mobility are expanding their partnership to integrate Eve’s upcoming flying car into Blade’s European route network, starting with France, the companies said on Monday. The deal follows similar agreements between the firms, which are currently participating in the Paris Airshow, to…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs analysts have cut forecasts for China’s economic growth, citing persistently weak confidence and the cloud over the property market as stronger-than-expected headwinds. The U.S. investment bank lowered its full-year real gross domestic product growth forecast for the world’s second biggest economy from 6% to 5.4%, according to a note published…
(Reuters) -The Bank of England is facing a stormy gilts market while Turkey’s new governor is expected to ramp up rates sharply at central bank meetings this week. There’s a fresh read on the health of the world economy in the offing, while key policy makers are hitting the road, with U.S. Secretary of State…
By Timour Azhari, Amina Ismail and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Helped by buoyant oil prices and a period of political calm at home and in the region, Iraq appears more stable than any time since the U.S.-led invasion, although the government’s bid to cement gains with a budget splurge may prove a shaky foundation. In…
By Wayne Cole (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been predictably subdued in Asia as a U.S. holiday provides a convenient excuse for stocks to consolidate recent hefty gains before a bevy of central bank meetings this week. Most indices are down, with the…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American Wyndham Clark won the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club by one shot over Rory McIlroy on Sunday to claim his first major title. Clark, who began the day in a share of the lead with Rickie Fowler, carded an even-par 70 that left him at 10 under on…
(Reuters) -Moscow declined United Nations offers to help residents affected by the flooding from the breached Kakhovka Dam, the world body said on Sunday, as the death toll rose and filthy water has forced the closing of beaches in southern Ukraine. The collapse of the Moscow-controlled dam on June 6 unleashed floodwaters across southern Ukraine…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian market trading will be lighter than usual on Monday with no major regional economic data scheduled and U.S. markets closed, leaving investors to gear up for the first major event of the week on…
