Chemicals maker Clariant sees stronger H2 after catalysts unit helps Q2 profit beat
By Linda Pasquini and Marta Frackowiak (Reuters) -Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant on Friday said it still expected the second…
BOJ Governor Ueda’s comments at news conference
(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan made its yield curve control policy more flexible and loosened its defence of a…
China Evergrande’s winding-up hearing adjourned to Oct. 30 – Hong Kong court
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The hearing for a winding-up petition against China Evergrande Group has been adjourned to Oct. 30…
Analysis-How the ghost of 1990s property crash returned to haunt Sweden
By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Long before Europe faced its debt crisis, Sweden struggled through its own 1990s property…
Australia says it is ‘confident’ on US nuclear submarines as ministers meet
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was confident a deal for the U.S. to…
Vinci profit boosted by energy transition, airport traffic
(Reuters) -France’s Vinci reported a jump in its half-year profit on Friday, driven by strong energy transition trends and air…
Ukrainian forces press southward, say strategic village recaptured from Russians
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces pressed their counteroffensive through the Russian-occupied southeast on Thursday, capturing the village of Staromaiorske in a…
European earnings face a low bar, but investor patience wears thin
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks may manage to emerge from this earnings season in the black, despite…
Japan yields hit 9-year high, yen gains after BOJ delivers ‘stealth’ policy shift
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s benchmark bond yield soared to a nine-year high and the yen rallied after…
Cyanide maker Draslovka screens banks for IPO – sources
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Jason Hovet LONDON (Reuters) -Draslovka, the world’s largest producer of sodium cyanide, has been sounding…