LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets struggled for direction on Friday as investors worried about a lack of detail in the US Federal Reserve’s policy change, while Japanese markets were awakened when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sacked for health reasons. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock …
Read More »Shinzo Abe to address public health concerns | World news
The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, will address growing concerns about his health on Friday after making two hospital visits over the course of a week. Officials from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have speculated that Abe may not be able to hold off his term, which ends …
Read More »US, China trade jibes as military tensions worsen
(Reuters) – US and China trade jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US Secretary of Defense promising not to “give an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington risked the lives of soldiers. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens …
Read More »US, China trade jibes as military tensions worsen
(Reuters) – US and China trade jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US Secretary of Defense promising not to “give an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington risked the lives of soldiers. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper listens …
Read More »US “will not give up an inch” in the Pacific, says Esper in a swipe to China
(Reuters) – The United States has a responsibility to lead in the Pacific and “will not give up an inch” to other countries that think their political system is better, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a thin veil on Wednesday. China. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense …
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