[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and amid expectations that producer club OPEC will continue to withhold supply this year. FILE PHOTO: A view shows a drilling rig
Thailand first-quarter GDP growth falls to weakest in more than four years, outlook murky
[ad_1] BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy grew at its slowest pace in more than four years in the first quarter, and by less than expected, thanks to a drop in exports and public investment. A
BOJ’s Kuroda issues fresh warning of broad fallout from trade war
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday warned that escalating U.S.-China trade tensions could hurt business sentiment and inflict widespread damage on the economy. FILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan (BOJ)
Refile: Global Markets – Asian shares near four-month lows on Huawei fallout fears
[ad_1] (Removes extraneous word in paragraph 1) Investors look at computer screens in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, September 7, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files By Hideyuki
Australia’s central bank shifts to clear easing bias, onus on employment to improve
[ad_1] SYDNEY, Reuters – Australia’s central bank is set to cut interest rates if the labour market fails to improve further, an outcome brought closer by recent disappointing data on unemployment. FILE PHOTO: A Sydney
Singapore downgrades 2019 GDP forecast as first-quarter growth hits decade low
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s annual economic growth slipped to the lowest in nearly a decade in the first quarter led by a slump in manufacturing, final data showed on Tuesday, prompting a downgrade to
UK watchdog says currency and crypto scams hit 27 million pounds
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin (virtual currency) hardware wallet and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier LONDON (Reuters) –
American Airlines asks court to block disruptive ‘slowdown’ by mechanics unions
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc has filed a lawsuit against two unions representing its mechanics, asking the court to halt what it called an illegal slowdown that it said on Monday threatened
U.S. Commerce Department scales back restrictions on Huawei
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A man uses his phone as he walks past a Huawei shop in Beijing, China, December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday created a temporary
Wall St. slides as Huawei fallout hits tech shares
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slid on Monday as the White House’s restrictions on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd weighed on the technology sector and raised concerns that the move