Britain's regulators should have a formal role after Brexit to keep the financial sector globally competitive and less prone to "gold-plating" international norms, an industry think tank said on Thursday.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is set to launch a broad review of its policy on Thursday that is likely to see her redefine the ECB's main goal and how to achieve it.
NEW YORK: Wall Street had a mostly flat day on Wednesday (Jan 22), with markets little moved either by strong earnings or a rising death toll blamed on a virus from China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9.77 points (0.03 per cent) to 29,186.27. The S&P 500 gained 0.96 points (0.03 per...
U.S. pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc reported a 26per cent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, benefiting from higher gas takeaway from Permian Basin through its Gulf Coast Express pipeline.
Westpac Banking Corp on Thursday named banking veteran John McFarlane as chairman-elect, entrusting the former Australia and New Zealand Banking Group boss to help steer it through the fallout of a massive money-laundering scandal.
Prosecutors in Canada on Wednesday proposed a US$196.5 million (CAD) (US$258.3 million) fine against Volkswagen AG after the company pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of diesel emissions violations, a company spokesman confirmed.
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to rip up international trade deals and rebalance America's global trade relationships.
Angola's public prosecutors named former first daughter Isabel dos Santos as a formal suspect on Wednesday over alleged mismanagement and misappropriation of funds during her time as chairwoman of state oil company Sonangol, Portuguese news agency Lusa said.
LONDON/BEIRUT: Lebanon's new government faces huge upcoming debt repayments and a currency peg at breaking point, but it may already have run out of the hard cash firepower it needs to tackle these problems. The heavily indebted country faces hefty bond repayments coming up in March and April ......
U.S. stocks are headed higher, although a 10per cent correction is "long overdue", Anthony Scaramucci, founder and co-managing partner of Skybridge Capital, said on Wednesday.
