German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission Head Ursula von der Leyen hold a joint press conference via video conference to mark Berlin taking over the rotating EU presidency from July 1 to the end of the year in Berlin, Germany, July 2, 2020. Kay Nietfeld / Pool via Reuters …
Read More »Turkey Wants French Apology For Mediterranean Warship Incident
FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint press conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on January 13, 2020. Pavel Golovkin / Pool via REUTERS BERLIN (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that Turkey hopes France will apologize …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian stocks poised to track US gains, but Hong Kong concerns weigh
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) – Asian stocks were due to follow Wall Street gains on Thursday as investors cheered on signs that the world economy was emerging from hibernation due to coronavirus, although trade is likely already low that new concerns about Hong Kong keep investors cautious. Also adding …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian stocks near 4-month highs in vaccine hopes, eyes on US payrolls
* MSCI ex-Japan goes up, all major Asian indices in black * Shanghai copper at 6-month highs for fear of supply * Investors focus on US employment data to be released later in the day * Coins tread water By Swati Pandey and Imani Moise. SYDNEY / NEW YORK, July …
Read More »Stocks rise above US employment data.
LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as encouraging testing of the coronavirus vaccine kept investors’ spirits above what was expected to be a record rebound in job numbers in America later. FILE PHOTO: The DAX chart of the German Stock Price Index is …
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