13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (711+ words) [HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s securities watchdog gave guidance to investment banks on how they should cooperate during a raid by regulators, two people with knowledge of an industry meeting said, adding this signals more scrutiny, particularly of booming share sales....

4+ day, 8+ min ago   (841+ words) A surge in oil prices is clouding the inflation outlook again; resilient growth leaves room to act [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates on Thursday (Sep 10) for the second time in 2026, seeking to quell an energy-driven rise…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (430+ words) Domestic competition overtook US-China tensions as the biggest concern [SHANGHAI] US companies in China have grown more optimistic about their business prospects after confidence hit a record low last year amid political tensions, intense domestic competition and slowing economic growth,…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (919+ words) Smarter data from AI could make Asean’s sustainable supply chains easier to finance [SINGAPORE] As Asean becomes more deeply plugged into global supply chains, artificial intelligence is giving businesses better clarity on data, risks and sustainability – factors that increasingly shape…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (683+ words) The dollar index was 0.2% higher at 99.637 [LONDON] The US dollar strengthened on Tuesday (Sep 1) as renewed US-Iran hostilities fuelled inflation worries and sparked a global bond sell-off, while the yen slid past 160 per dollar again despite mounting pressure on the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (683+ words) The dollar index was 0.2% higher at 99.637 [LONDON] The dollar strengthened on Tuesday (Sep 1) as renewed US-Iran hostilities fuelled inflation worries and sparked a global bond selloff, while the yen slid past 160 per dollar again despite mounting pressure on the Bank…...

2+ week, 58+ min ago   (368+ words) [BERLIN] German inflation inched higher, reinforcing the case for the European Central Bank to raise interest rates next month. Consumer prices jumped an annual 2.9 per cent in August after advancing 2.8 per cent the previous month. That’s the strongest reading since…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (699+ words) IMF chief says AI investment boom in ‘tug of war’ with Gulf energy price shock [WASHINGTON] The global economy has weathered the Iran war energy shock better than feared, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday (Aug…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) Rising petrol and natural gas prices are driving inflation [FRANKFURT] European Central Bank policymakers are ready to raise interest rates at their next meeting in September to contain the side-effects of the Iran war but they have little appetite to…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1107+ words) But the two countries’ differences – fiscal, demographic and political – point to a longer recovery for China CHINA’S property sector, which accounts for nearly a third of aggregate demand, is now in its sixth year of contraction and shows no signs…...