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Asian stocks down on trade war fears

Tokyo, March 23 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks plunged Friday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index falling three percent on revived trade war fears as US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs on Chinese imports. Investors were also

Bank of England keeps interest rate at 0.5 percent

AFP/APP – The Bank of England on Thursday said it had decided to keep its main interest rate at 0.50 percent, as it weighed high UK inflation against Brexit uncertainty. “Our Monetary Policy Committee has

EU leaders urge privacy protection amid Facebook row

AFP/APP – EU leaders will Thursday press tech giants to protect personal data in the wake of the scandal over information harvested from Facebook, draft summit conclusions said. The Brussels summit is tackling the row

US jobless claims up slightly in tight market

AFP/APP – First-time claims for US jobless benefits rose modestly last week but were still at historically low levels, pointing to the continued health of labor markets, government data showed Thursday. The new figures suggest

World’s carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

AFP/APP – Harmful carbon emissions from energy rose in 2017 for the first time in three years, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, proof that the world's efforts to fight climate change are falling short.

US stocks dip ahead of Fed announcement

AFP/APP – Wall Street stocks dipped early Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision that will signal whether the US central bank plans to accelerate its pace of interest rate hikes. About 15 minutes

Asian stocks down on trade war fears

Tokyo, March 23 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks plunged Friday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index falling three percent on revived trade war fears as US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs on Chinese imports. Investors were also

Bank of England keeps interest rate at 0.5 percent

AFP/APP – The Bank of England on Thursday said it had decided to keep its main interest rate at 0.50 percent, as it weighed high UK inflation against Brexit uncertainty. “Our Monetary Policy Committee has

EU leaders urge privacy protection amid Facebook row

AFP/APP – EU leaders will Thursday press tech giants to protect personal data in the wake of the scandal over information harvested from Facebook, draft summit conclusions said. The Brussels summit is tackling the row

US jobless claims up slightly in tight market

AFP/APP – First-time claims for US jobless benefits rose modestly last week but were still at historically low levels, pointing to the continued health of labor markets, government data showed Thursday. The new figures suggest

World’s carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

AFP/APP – Harmful carbon emissions from energy rose in 2017 for the first time in three years, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, proof that the world's efforts to fight climate change are falling short.

US stocks dip ahead of Fed announcement

AFP/APP – Wall Street stocks dipped early Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision that will signal whether the US central bank plans to accelerate its pace of interest rate hikes. About 15 minutes