Finance

Moscow Stock Market Partially Reopens

The Moscow Stock Exchange resumed trading of some shares on Thursday, the second stage in a phased re-opening after bein... Read more

Wall Street Retreats Amid Economic Uncertainty

Rising concerns about a US "soft landing" amid increasingly aggressive comments from Federal Reserve officials, sent sto... Read more

UK's Sunak Cuts Taxes Amid Cost-of-living Squeeze

Britain’s finance minister, Rishi Sunak, cut taxes for workers and reduced a duty on fuel on Wednesday as he sought to... Read more

Asian Banks 'falling Short' On Decarbonisation: Study

Banks in Asia are "falling short" when it comes to meeting global pledges to tackle climate change and aligning with the... Read more

Tencent Growth At Slowest Amid Regulatory Tightening

Social media and gaming giant Tencent posted on Wednesday an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue, its slowest growt... Read more

UK Inflation Hits A New 30-year High

British inflation shot up faster than expected last month to hit a new 30-year high, worsening a historic squeeze on hou... Read more

US Indices Rebound As Nike Lifts Consumer Stocks

Wall Street stocks regained their swagger after a down session to open the week, notching solid gains on Tuesday followi... Read more

Streaming Drives 2021 Music Sales To Record US$26bn

Global recorded music revenues rose 18.5 percent to a record US$25.9 billion last year, driven by an increase in paid su... Read more

Alibaba Raises Buyback To US$25bn, Boosting Stock

Alibaba, the world's biggest e-commerce company, increased a share buyback to US$25 billion from US$15 billion on Tuesda... Read more

Japan Eyes More Stimulus As Record Budget Is Passed

Japan stands ready to take further stimulus steps after its parliament approved a record 107.6 trillion yen state budget... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Open Slightly Higher On Wall Street

Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Tuesday following a tepid lead from Wall Street as Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell ... Read more

China Evergrande Says Audit Work Not Yet Completed

China Evergrande Group said on Tuesday the embattled developer would not be able to publish its financial results for la... Read more

US Stocks Retreat On Oil Price Jump, Hawkish Fed

Wall Street stocks retreated on Monday, ending last week's rally as oil prices pushed higher and the Federal Reserve's t... Read more

In US, SEC Proposes Corporate Climate Disclosures

Companies in the US would be required to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions they produce and how climate risk affects... Read more

Fed Will Hike Further And Faster If Necessary: Powell

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday that the central bank will raise its benchmark short-term interest... Read more