Ongoing protests by the Indian government will not be able to continue indefinitely or it will derail the country’s economic recovery from the Kovid-19 epidemic, an Indian government minister told CNBC on Monday. Thousands of Indian farmers have been protesting for weeks against three agriculture reforms enacted in the law …
Read More »Negotiations for a Brexit trade deal are underway
LONDON – European stocks are expected to open in the mixed region on Monday, as market attention has been focused on negotiations between the UK and the EU on post-Brexit trade deals. According to IG, London’s FTSE is down 7 points at 6,546, Germany’s DX is up 41 points at …
Read More »Vaccines and Brexit on the agenda
LONDON – European markets pulled back on Friday as investors watched for a corollary vaccine rollout and a quick deadline for Brexit talks. The Pan-European Stocks 600 fell 0.3% in early trade, with Telecom down 1.7%, leading all sectors and major bosses to slide into negative territory. British Prime Minister …
Read More »Time for post-Brexit deals expires
LONDON – European stocks were muted on Thursday morning as markets traded on the Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU this week. Pan-European stocks are hovering around the flatline in early 600 trade, with the food and beverage sector climbing 0.8% while travel stocks are down 0.7%. …
Read More »Singapore and Hong Kong pushed back the travel bubble, this time out of 2020
Closed departure hall at Hong Kong International Airport Terminal. Miguel Candela | Sopa Images | Light Rocket by Getty Images SINGAPORE – Singapore and Hong Kong have again delayed the start of their bilateral “travel bubble” – officials from both cities said on Tuesday, postponing the plan to 2020. The …
Read More »