Culture
Falling yields pile pressure on China’s insurers
CHINA’S insurance companies reported higher investment returns in 2024 despite falling market interest rates and an economy flirting with…
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Fashion
Tariffs worry Wall Street over earnings hit, inflation pressure
Investors are bracing for a looming hit to US corporate profits and pressure on inflation after President Donald Trump on Saturday (Feb 1)…
Culture
IEA comes under pressure from former oil market chief to cut energy transition focus
THE International Energy Agency’s (IEA) former oil industry and market chief criticised the agency’s focus on the global energy transition…
Fashion
Nasdaq facing downward pressure in near term - The Business Times
THE Nasdaq-100 Index delivered an impressive 25.9 per cent gain in 2024, led by the stellar performance of heavyweight technology counters…
Culture
Europe: Stoxx 600 slips from record highs amid rising yield pressure - The Business Times
European shares pulled back from its record highs and ended flat on Friday (Jan 24), weighed down by declines in the telecom and energy…
Lifestyle
Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here's why.
WASHINGTON — Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between…
Business
Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack that…
Fashion
Firm dollar keeps pound, euro and yen under pressure
The US dollar charged ahead on Thursday (Jan 9), underpinned by rising Treasury yields, putting the yen, sterling and euro under pressure…
Culture
Firm dollar adds pressure to sterling and euro
The US dollar charged ahead on Thursday (Jan 9), underpinned by rising Treasury yields, putting the yen, sterling and euro under pressure…
Culture
US: Wall St opens lower on pressure from elevated Treasury yields
US main stock indexes opened lower open on Monday (Dec 30), as sparse trading volumes and the spectre of rising Treasury yields cast a…
Fashion
China’s record dividend payout intensifies pressure on the yuan
China’s ambitious campaign to revive its flagging stock market has made the yuan an unintended casualty, with record dividend payouts…
Business
Zelensky urges China to put pressure on North Korea over troops
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on China to exert influence on North Korea in response to the deployment of North Korean…
Culture
China avoids rate cut to keep ammunition for future pressure
CHINA refrained from cutting the interest rate and drained the most cash since 2014 with a one-year policy tool, keeping its powder dry…
Business
EU's Borrell urges greater pressure on Israel and Hezbollah
EU foreign policy chief EU chief Josep Borrell has called for more pressure to be put on Israel and Hezbollah to achieve a ceasefire…
Business
Israel puts pressure on G20 states ahead of Rio summit
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has criticized the draft of the planned final declaration of the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil…