Tech fans Tokyo rally on broadly positive day for Asian markets
Hong Kong (AFP) - A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo's Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as ...
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US stocks end at records as government shutdown drags on
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records again Thursday as a US government shutdown dragged into ...
Germany must move quicker on reforms, say experts
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany must move quicker with potentially painful reforms, experts warned Thursday, in the latest sign of ...
Swiss central bank keeps zero-rate as tariffs take their toll
Zurich (AFP) - Switzerland's central bank kept its policy rate at zero percent on Thursday, warning that massive US tariffs ...
Stocks mark time with eyes on key economic data
London (AFP) - Stock markets marked time Tuesday as traders monitored key economic indicators, with US inflation data due later ...
Tech migrants ‘key’ for US growth, warns OECD chief economist
Paris (AFP) - High-skilled migrants are vital for the US economy, the OECD's chief economist told AFP, after the United ...
Stocks diverge with eyes on key economic data
London (AFP) - Stock markets diverged Tuesday as traders monitored key economic indicators, with US inflation data due later this ...
OECD raises world growth outlook as tariffs contained, for now
Paris (AFP) - The world economy will grow more than previously forecast this year after absorbing the shock of US ...
IMF proposes US Treasury official as second-in-command
Washington (AFP) - The IMF has proposed appointing the US Treasury Department's chief of staff as its new number-two official, ...
Asian markets mixed ahead of Trump-Xi talks
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Friday at the end of a strong week for investors following a ...
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