China lodges tariff case at WTO against the U.S.
China has lodged a case against the United States with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over U.S. import duties, the Chinese commerce ministry said on...
Deutsche CEO to invest 15% of monthly net pay in bank’s shares
Deutsche Bank’s chief executive Christian Sewing will spend 15% of his monthly net salary buying the German lender’s shares starting in September, a regulatory filing...
Global stocks slip on tariffs, Argentina hit by capital controls
Global markets remained subdued on Monday after the United States and China imposed new tariffs on each other, while the spotlight returned to emerging-market risk...
VW retains access to U.S. public sector contracts, agrees to second monitor at HQ
Volkswagen will not be excluded from public sector contracts in the United States following its emissions scandal but will install a second U.S. monitor at...
Return to capital controls sends Argentina assets tumbling
Argentina’s international dollar bonds hit record lows on Monday while its financial stocks tumbled and risk premia shot up after President Mauricio Macri reimposed capital...
Factories fettered by trade wars, faltering demand in August
The bitter trade war between China and the United States kept global factory activity largely in decline in August, business surveys showed, strengthening the case...
Trade war dents Chinese company profits, portfolio inflows
Some Chinese business sectors reported solid first half earnings, though a substantial fall in industrial profits and in tepid overseas investment inflows into China’s stock...
China aims to rev up shale gas drive, wean itself off imports amid U.S. trade row
China aims to slash its growing dependence on gas imports by boosting domestic projects like shale fields as the security of its energy supply comes...
Global stocks slip as new U.S.-China tariffs sour global outlook
Global stocks dipped on Monday after the United States and China imposed new tariffs on each other’s goods, reinforcing investors’ worries over slowing global growth,...
Russian court orders seizure of stake in bank in dispute with Baring Vostok
A court in Russia’s Far East ordered the seizure of a stake in Vostochny Bank [VOSEK.UL] held by private equity group Baring Vostok at Vostochny...