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Asia: Stocks struggle as traders eye Fed saga, trade war
[HONG KONG] Asian markets fluctuated on Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the head of the US Federal Reserve.Traders...
What is Canada’s Digital Services Tax and Why It Sparked a Trade War With US?
Trade tensions between the United States and Canada reached a boiling point this week as President Donald Trump abruptly ended trade negotiations in response to Canada's Digital Services Tax...
Global airlines halt Middle East flights as war disruptions reach Dubai
[DUBAI] Major global airlines extended flight cancellations to the Persian Gulf, disrupting air traffic to critical hubs such as Dubai after the US struck nuclear sites in Iran and...
Honda supplier rethinks China relationship as trade war bites
[TOKYO] As the US-China trade war expands into the auto, steel and rare earths sectors, few companies are feeling the pressure more than top Japanese car parts supplier Daido...
Trump Keeps World Guessing on US Role in Israel-Iran War as Tensions Escalate
US President Donald Trump kept the world in suspense on Thursday as the Israel-Iran conflict entered its seventh day. Asked outside the White House about joining Israel's strikes on...
Oil market, long numb to war risk, confronts weekend of worry
The past two years of escalating tensions in the Middle East have taught oil traders to be sanguine about the risk of disruption to oil supplies.The barrage of headlines...
Chinese carmakers vow to make timely supplier payments as backlash to price war grows
[SHANGHAI] Major Chinese car manufacturers have pledged to make payments to suppliers within 60 days, responding to a recent outcry from steelmakers over long payment times as well as...
China warns BYD, rivals to self-regulate as price war heats up
[BEIJING] Chinese officials summoned the heads of major electric vehicle makers, including BYD, to Beijing earlier this week to address concerns about the long-running price war, according to people...
