US Treasury chief eyes China tariff deadline extension in talks next week
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he would meet his Chinese counterparts in Stockholm next ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Stocks diverge with eyes on earnings, trade talks
London (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed Tuesday as traders awaited earnings from Wall Street titans and US trade talks, ...
Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus; Tokyo reopens with gains
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans ...
Stock markets mixed, yen firms as Japan PM vows to stay
London (AFP) - Stock markets diverged on Monday as investors eyed a busy earnings week and awaited fresh developments in ...
ECB expected to hold rates as Trump tariff uncertainty lingers
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank is set to hold interest rates for the first time in almost ...
Hong Kong leads most stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 ...
Brazil’s Lula calls Trump’s tariff threat ‘unacceptable blackmail’
Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent ...
EU readies retaliatory list targeting US services
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU executive is preparing a list of proposed restrictions on US services companies -- including ...
Markets mixed as traders weigh trade deal, US inflation data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as they weighed Indonesia's trade deal with Washington and a spike ...
Indonesia hails ‘new era’ with US after Trump trade pact
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia's president on Wednesday hailed a "new era" of trade relations with the United States, after Donald ...
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