Asia stocks slip; weakness in China outweighs NAFTA trade optimism
Asian stocks surrendered earlier gains and dipped on Thursday,
Asia stocks makes modest gains as trade optimism extends Wall Street’s bull run
Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, buoyed by a firmer finish on Wall Street, which hit record highs on expectations the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations will lead to a further easing of global trade tensions.
Trump allows targeted relief on steel, aluminum quotas: Commerce Department
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed proclamations permitting targeted relief from steel and aluminum quotas from some countries, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday.
Asia stocks rise as trade optimism extends Wall Street’s bull run
Asian stocks rose on Thursday as Wall Street hit record highs in the hope that the current North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations will lead to a further easing of global trade tensions.
Pressures on Didi intensify after latest passenger slaying
China’s largest ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has suspended its carpooling service after a passenger was killed, and is likely to face tighter oversight that will squeeze driver numbers and extend customer waiting times.
Chinese soy buyers leave U.S. exporters show empty handed
An annual U.S. soy exporters’ conference wrapped up on Wednesday without any known sales to Chinese buyers, in sharp contrast to previous years where billions of dollars of the main U.S. cash crop have been signed over to China in elaborate ceremonies….
Trump and Trudeau upbeat about prospects for NAFTA deal by Friday
The leaders of the United States and Canada expressed optimism on Wednesday that they could reach new NAFTA deal by a Friday deadline as negotiators prepared to talk through the night, although Canada warned that a number of tricky issues remained.
Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glasses
(The story has been refiled to correct spelling of Microsoft HoloLens in final paragraph.)
Canada’s Freeland says NAFTA trade talks with U.S. ‘very intense’
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday that NAFTA trade negotiations with the United States were at a “very intense moment” and Canada was looking for compromises that were “win-win” for all sides.
Japan’s Panasonic to move European headquarters to Amsterdam in October: Nikkei
Panasonic Corp is to move its European headquarters from London to Amsterdam in October to avoid potential tax issues linked to Brexit, the Nikkei Asian Review https://s.nikkei.com/2wt6kal said on Thursday.
