US CEO confidence drops on Trump's trade wars
A Business Roundtable survey showed that US chief executive officers curbed their optimism on the economic outlook in the second quarter.
Hong Kong braces for more violence as protesters refuse to leave
Hong Kong is preparing for more violence after police clashed with protesters and the government refused to shelve its controversial extradition laws.
Boris promises a Halloween Brexit as MPs fail in bid to block it
The favourite to be the next British PM is determined that Brexit will happen on October 31 come what may, and is proud of his plain-speaking.
Reagan's top economic adviser dies
Martin Feldstein, who served as Ronald Reagan's top economic adviser and trained many of America's leading scholars in the field of inequality, has died aged 79.
China’s falling current account a statistical mirage
The underlying economics of the savings glut hasn't changed. China causes the world's trade imbalance and isn't fixing it, writes Adrian Blundell-Wignall.
Biden, Trump trade jabs in possible 2020 election preview
President Donald Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden repeatedly laid into each other while travelling on Wednesday in the battleground state of Iowa.
Protesters surrounding HK parliament vow to stay
Tens of thousands of protesters have surrounded Hong Kong's parliament as it prepares to debate new extradition laws.
With Trump's blessing, Abe looks to mend ties with Iran
The Japanese Prime Minister on Wednesday left for Tehran with the daunting task of bridging a divide that could plunge the Middle East into renewed chaos.
Busting the rare earths blockade
As China threatens to take rare earths hostage in its trade war fight with the US, a Californian mine might be America's best hope of weathering a blockade.
Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks at G20 summit
Relations have deteriorated since May when negotiations to end the US-Chinese trade disputes broke down, all but killing off the possibility...
Group of US states sue to block T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint
T-Mobile’s $37.5 billion takeover of Sprint is facing a new threat from a group of US states that have sued to block the mobile telecommunic...
