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China’s investment growth slows to record low
BEIJING: The engines of China’s economy are spluttering, with exports falling, factory output slowing, investment growth at a record low and consumption coming off the boil.
Fed’s Powell signals comfort with current interest-rate stance
Central bank chairman calls on policy makers to address rising deficits so Congress can better counteract a future downturn
Disney lifts Dow, S&P 500 to records while trade tensions cast shadow
NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posted record closing highs on Wednesday helped by a big jump in Walt Disney shares, but the Nasdaq fell as stocks were kept in check by fresh uncertainty over U.S.-China trade relations.
Australia’s biggest bank Q1 cash profit down 10%
BENGALURU: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said margin pressure from record-low interest rates would persist as the country’s biggest bank reported a near 10% drop in first-quarter cash profit.
CBA quarterly profit slides amid record-low interest rates
SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank of Australia said margin pressure from record-low interest rates would persist as the country's biggest bank reported a near 10% drop in first-quarter cash profit on Tuesday.
S&P 500, Nasdaq slip on trade uncertainty; Boeing buoys Dow
NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock indexes fell from record highs on Monday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks again rose to the fore following comments by President Donald Trump, while a jump in Boeing shares helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average eke out a slim gain.
Fund manager debunks stock-bubble theories
COPENHAGEN: Negative interest rates are unnaturally propping up the stock market and at some point the whole edifice will collapse. It’s an oft-repeated theory, but history suggests it might be wrong.
Reality check looms for emerging markets
DUBAI: Sputtering progress toward a trade deal and signs of weakness in the Chinese economy are looming as the biggest threats to the wave of optimism spreading across emerging markets.
Farmers in crisis turn to high-interest loans as banks pull back
Alternative lenders extend reach during steep agricultural downturn; ‘They keep their finger on you.’
Trump and Powell take centre stage
London: The two biggest players in the US economy will take the stage this week, as President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell speak amid signs the nation’s trade war with China may be thawing.