Economy
Samsung under pressure as US tariffs rattle South Korean economy
[BAC NINH, Vietnam] Sipping tea on her break outside a Samsung Electronics factory in northern Vietnam, worker Nguyen Thi Mai said she had heard about US President Donald Trump’s...
Oil prices extend losses on fears global trade war could slow economy
[TOKYO] Oil prices fell more than 3 per cent on Monday, extending losses from the previous week, on growing concerns that a global trade war could slow the global...
China banks ramp up bad property loan disposals to boost economy
[NEW YORK] China’s big banks are accelerating a drive to write off soured property loans to clean up their balance sheets as they heed calls by policymakers to back...
China’s restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy
[BEIJING] In a dilapidated warehouse on the outskirts of the Chinese capital, businessman An Dawei inspected rows of giant fridges, industrial hobs and commercial bread ovens waiting to be...
Misfiring Wall Street wealth machine is anxious omen for economy
Wall Street traders last week were hit by the biggest cross-asset losses since the Federal Reserve’s monetary-tightening campaign peaked in 2023. Blame tariffs, softening growth, a potentially revitalised Europe,...
US: Wall Street ends sharply lower on mounting concerns over economy, tariffs
US stocks tumbled on Friday (Feb 21), extending their sell-off in the wake of dour economic reports and closing the book on a holiday-shortened week fraught with new tariff...
What could a trade war mean for Alberta’s energy and economy?
Article contentThe Canadian response to threats of a trade war by Donald Trump and the carve out he gave to Canadian energy, has put Alberta’s oilpatch in the spotlight.Our...
Chinese commodities firms bear the brunt of a slowing economy – The Business Times
Overcapacity has compounded the impact of China’s slowing growth on these stalwarts of the old economyCHINESE industrial profits show commodities producers ending 2024 at the bottom of the pile....
