Japanese shares closed higher on Monday, tracking gains in global stock markets thanks to positive corporate results, but the gains were curbed by concerns about global Covid-19 cases that could weaken the country’s economic recovery further. The Nikkei rose 1.77% in early trading after a four-day weekend that saw the …

The safe-haven yen and the US dollar started the week on the rise against more risky currencies such as the Australian dollar, as the rise in Covid-19 cases and the decline of stocks in Asia led to a state of caution ahead of the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) meeting …

The United States is the “inventor of coercive diplomacy”, China’s vice foreign minister Xie Feng told U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, according to a statement on the foreign ministry website.

Cryptocurrencies rallied strongly today, with Bitcoin surge during the morning by more than 15%, on news that Amazon may be adding cryptocurrencies as a payment method. Elon Musk tweeted that this is the “big bang.” The e-commerce giant is reportedly hiring experts for blockchain and cryptocurrency payments among the latest …

China asks the US to remove visa restrictions on Chinese communist party members, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing comments from the country’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng following his meeting with the US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.

Reports by British parliament members said that the government will be exposed to financial risks for decades as a result of spending 372 billion pounds on the Corona pandemic, adding that more than two billion pounds has been spent on unusable protection tools. The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said in …

Wall Street’s major indexes opened higher on Friday, boosted by big-cap technology stocks and risk flows continuing to dominate the markets, with the focus shifting to business activity data later in the day. The S&P 500 is up 0.45% today at 4,387, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.6% …

Reuters reported on Friday that European Central Bank policymakers do not expect to decide on potential changes to the pandemic emergency purchase program (PEPP) at its September meeting, citing three sources familiar with the matter. Sources also indicated that a decision on PEPP would likely be made in October or …

The World Health Organization said Friday (July 23) that all countries should cooperate to find out the origin of the coronavirus a day after China rejected the proposed scope of a second phase of the investigation. In response to a question about China’s refusal, said Tarik Yasarvic, a spokesman for …

Oil prices fell from the level of $ 74 a barrel on Friday, July 23. Still, it is on track to end the week with little change, after rebounding from a sharp decline on Monday, supported by expectations that supply will remain tight despite the recovery in demand. Oil prices …