White House preparing executive orders on China, manufacturing
6th Jul 2020 18:51
(Sharecast News) - The White House is preparing a raft of executive orders on subjects ranging from the People's Republic of China, to manufacturing or immigration and the price of prescription drugs.
Read moreUS House moves to sanction Chinese banks over new HK security law
2nd Jul 2020 09:55
(Sharecast News) - Lawmakers in the US moved a step closer to retaliating against Beijing's decision to change Hong Kong's security laws to clamp down on dissent.
Read moreUK banks escape probe into overdraft rises during Covid-19
1st Jul 2020 08:38
(Sharecast News) - UK banks were put on notice over overdraft pricing during the coronavirus crisis by the industry regulator on Wednesday, but escaped the threat of a full probe.
Read moreHSBC to resume 35,000 job cuts
17th Jun 2020 09:03
(Sharecast News) - HSBC has restarted a plan to cut 35,000 jobs that the bank shelved in the early stages of the Covid-19 crisis, according to a report.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Two meters, Rolls Royce, Clinigen
14th Jun 2020 19:22
(Sharecast News) - Senior scientists have reported flaws in an influential World Health Organization-commissioned study into the risks of coronavirus infection and say it should not be used as evidence for relaxing the UK's 2-metre physical distancing rule. Critics of the distancing advice, which states that people should keep at least 2 metres apart, believe it is too cautious. They seized on the research commissioned by the WHO, which suggested a reduction from 2 metres to 1 would raise infection risk only marginally, from 1.3% to 2.6%. - Guardian
Read moreHSBC slammed by Pompeo over support for HK security law
10th Jun 2020 08:22
(Sharecast News) - British bank HSBC has been rebuked by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo for supporting Hong Kong's controversial security law, calling it a "show of fealty".
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Pandemic, Jobs, AstraZeneca
7th Jun 2020 12:21
(Sharecast News) - Fresh evidence of China's shocking cover-up of the pandemic outbreak has been found in censored media reports from Wuhan. Samples taken from sick patients and analysed by at least five laboratories had confirmed the existence of a lethal new coronavirus before China told global health authorities about an infectious disease that it claimed was unidentified. - Mail on Sunday
Read moreBoE's Bailey warns bank chiefs on Brexit - report
3rd Jun 2020 15:01
(Sharecast News) - The Governor of the Bank of England has told bank bosses to step up preparations for the UK failing to agree a trade deal with the EU, according to a report.
Read moreJefferies switches out of HSBC over Hong Kong concerns
1st Jun 2020 11:50
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has downgraded its recommendation for HSBC to 'hold' as unrest over the future of Hong Kong continues to mount.
Read moreChina halts some agricultural purchases over Washington's response to HK security law
1st Jun 2020 11:04
(Sharecast News) - China's two major state-run agricultural firms hit the pause button on purchases of some American agricultural goods, including soybeans, as officials in Beijing assess mounting tensions with the US.
Read moreBanks say up to half of 'bounce back' loans could default - report
1st Jun 2020 09:44
(Sharecast News) - UK banks have warned that up to half the £18.5bn "bounce back" loans they make to small businesses during the Covid-19 crisis are unlikely to be repaid, according to a report.
Read moreLenders grant 1.5m payment breaks on cards and loans
29th May 2020 13:04
(Sharecast News) - UK lenders have given almost 1.5m payment holidays to card and personal loan borrowers in financial difficulties during the Covid-19 crisis, industry figures showed.
Read moreEurope midday: Stocks off lows despite diplomatic stand-off over HK
29th May 2020 11:58
(Sharecast News) - Stocks were still trading on their back foot come midday, but had come off their worst levels, as financial markets girded themselves for a White House press conference scheduled for later in the evening.
Read moreAsia report: Markets mixed after Beijing approves HK security bill
29th May 2020 10:11
(Sharecast News) - Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, as investors took a wait-and-see approach to the global reaction to Beijing's approval of its controversial security bill for Hong Kong, which happened late on Thursday.
Read moreChina votes for Hong Kong security law as US tensions rise
28th May 2020 08:47
(Sharecast News) - China's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to impose a national security law on Hong Kong in a move that has unnerved markets and threatens to increase tensions between Beijing and the US.
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