Abe, Merkel Call For Open Markets
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a staunch joint defence of free trade Sunday, as the United States pushes towards greater protectionism. "We want free and...
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G20 Fails To Agree On Free Trade Endorsement
Finance ministers from 20 world powers have failed to reach an agreement to endorse free trade and rejection of protectionism in the face of US opposition, according to the communique of the G20...
Plan To Nurture African Economies Unites Fractious G20
Ministers from the world's top economies heralded plans to boost development in Africa on Saturday, at an otherwise fractious G20 gathering in Germany. Berlin, which holds the presidency of the...
G20 Finance Ministers Drop Anti-Protectionist Pledge
Finance ministers from world's biggest economies have dropped an anti-protectionist commitment after opposition from the US. G20 ministers left the two-day meeting without renewing their...
Asian Stocks Mark Time, Waiting For Clearer View On U.S. Rates
Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U. S. central bank policy meeting that could signal how much monetary tightening to expect during the remainder of the year, with an...
Sterling Slips As Brexit Talks Get Green Light, Stocks Advance Before Fed
Sterling dropped on Tuesday after Britain's parliament paved the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch divorce talks with the European Union, while stocks advanced ahead of an expected U. S....
Global Stocks, Dollar Up Slightly As Pivotal Week For Markets Gets Underway
An event-packed week for global markets got underway on Monday with stocks steady and the dollar recovering from a three-day fall as investors braced for a potential interest rate hike in the United...
Trump Calls Chinese ‘grand Champions’ of Currency Manipulation
President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach to analyzing Beijing's...