China weighs options to blunt U.S. sanctions in a Taiwan conflict
BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) – In a war with the U.S. over Taiwan, China would need to create a global network of companies under U.S....
Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership
BEIJING, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched...
Developing countries facing a debt crunch
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – High interest rates, growing investor risk aversion and borrowing that ballooned in recent years have left a range of developing...
Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood
China criticises action as ‘selfish and irresponsible’ Japan and IAEA say radioactivity levels well below safe levels Initial release about 3 Olympic swimming pools worth...
India ties up with UAE to settle trade in rupees
NEW DELHI, July 15 (Reuters) – India has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates that will allow it to settle trade in rupees...
S&P Global’s top economist sees dollar dominance diminishing
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – The dollar’s grip as the dominant global currency is loosening, credit rating agency S&P Global’s top economist said on Tuesday....
World Bank should add disaster clauses to debt agreements, Yellen says
[1/2]U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers her speech at the U.S embassy to France, ahead of the Global Climate Finance conference, in Paris, France June...
Exclusive: From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia’s...
The end of King Dollar? The forces at play in de-dollarisation
[1/2] A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – Rivalry with...
Yellen: Still uncertainty about when Treasury will run out of cash
NIIGATA, Japan, May 12 (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said there was still uncertainty about exactly when Treasury would run out of cash to...