LONDON (Reuters) – A British parliamentary committee will summon finance minister Rishi Sunak and former Prime Minister David Cameron to appear before it to answer questions about the ex-leader’s lobbying for the now failed supply-chain finance firm Greensill Capital.A series of inquiries have been launched into what access lobbyists have had to Prime Minister Boris…
The Bank of Japan is set to predict for the first time that inflation will remain well short of its 2% target beyond Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s term through early 2023, say sources familiar with its thinking.The central bank is also expected to trim this fiscal year’s inflation forecast reflecting cuts in cellphone charges, the sources…
A group of journalists in Japan called on Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday to free a colleague, Yuki Kitazumi, detained in Yangon following a crackdown on media amid ongoing protests against the military overthrow of an elected government.”We want the junta to stop oppressing the citizens of Myanmar, and we seek the swift release of the…
Health and ScienceChina is starting clinical trials of a Covid vaccine that can be inhaledPublished Mon, Apr 19 20211:13 AM EDTUpdated Mon, Apr 19 20212:22 AM EDTYen Nee Lee@YenNee_LeeShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailKey PointsChina's CanSino Biologics will start clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine administered through inhalation…
TechChina may test its digital currency with foreign visitors at the 2022 Beijing Winter OlympicsPublished Sun, Apr 18 202110:49 PM EDTArjun Kharpal@ArjunKharpalShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailKey PointsChina is trying to make it possible for foreign athletes and visitors to use its digital currency during the Beijing Winter…
Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 28, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images US shares fell on Monday as technology shares dragged indexes lower. Investors remain cautious over the slew of corporate earnings ahead as well as the ongoing…
(Adds analyst comment, detail, chart)MELBOURNE, April 20 (Reuters) – Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd reported lower quarterly iron ore output on Tuesday as wet weather and labour shortages impacted its mine and port operations in Western Australia.Above average wet weather in the mines and workforce availability disrupted maintenance during the quarter, Rio said, while Tropical…
Analysis: Why corporate net-zero ambitions rest on China and U.S. delivering on their climate accord
The announcement at the weekend that the U.S. and China will rise above strained relations over issues like human rights to work together on climate change was a huge boost for hopes for meaningful increase in ambition at critical climate talks in Glasgow later this year.A man and a child look at a BMW X7…
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until June 15, 2021 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) – Get Report, if they purchased the Company’s American Depositary Receipts…
The Friday Market MinuteGlobal stocks hit a fresh record high after blowout data from China, and yesterday’s stronger-than-expected retail sales and jobs figures from the U.S., cement the case for a surging post-pandemic recovery.China expands at a first quarter clip of 18.3%, the fastest on record, as March retail sales rise more than 30% from…





