The European Commission is expected to propose next month extending anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese-made shoes for two years instead of the normal five-year period, diplomatic and industry sources said. As
World stocks hit a 12-day low on Monday, depressed by recent weak U.S. economic data and failing to find support from the G20 summit, while the yen attracted fresh flows to hit
The mobile music landscape is very much a study in good news, bad news. The bad news is that mobile music has failed to live up to the expectations that the early
European shares were little changed on Monday after two sessions of losses, with weaker miners offsetting positive E.ON and RWE shares, which rose after German election results. At 0714 GMT, the FTSEurofirst
Financial Mirror analyisis shows that the decline in retail sales appears to have bottomed out in July, as the volume index fell according to provisional figures by 2.6% over July 2008, having
The fundamental credit outlook for the Saudi banking system is stable, reflecting the sector's resilience and its ability so far to absorb the adverse effects of the global financial crisis and deteriorating
Australia's government this week will reveal an improvement of up to A$10 billion ($8.67 billion) in the past year's budget, a report said on Monday. Treasurer Wayne Swan would release the 2008-09
China marks 60 years of Communist rule on Thursday, with the country enjoying unprecedented global economic and geopolitical influence but still facing several challenges. Following is a summary of key risks and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces tough negotiations to bridge policy differences with the business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP) after an election which gave her a new term as head of a centre-right government.
The yen surged to an eight-month high against the dollar on Monday as Japanese officials waved off any plans to stem the currency's rise, driving the Nikkei down more than 2 percent
