Recent Posts

Trump, Abe cite pact in principle on US-Japan trade deal

Bloomberg The US and Japan have agreed in principle on a trade deal that will include Japanese purchases of US agriculture products, US President Donald Trump said. Trump and Japan’s Shinzo Abe made the announcement on Sunday in Biarritz, France, at the Group of Seven summit after holding a bilateral meeting earlier in the day. “We’ve agreed in principle,” Trump ...

Read More »

WeWork rival IWG mulls spinoff for US business: Sky

Bloomberg The founder of IWG Plc is planning to spin off the firm’s US business into a separately listed company in New York, Sky News reported. IWG Chief Executive Officer Mark Dixon is in talks with investment banks about creating a standalone business to rival WeWork Cos., London-based broadcaster said on its website. Sky said that IWG’s US operations could ...

Read More »

Powell: US economy faces ‘significant risks’

Bloomberg Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the US economy is in a favourable place but faces “significant risks,” reinforcing bets for another interest-rate cut next month though the remarks failed to mollify President Donald Trump. “Trade policy uncertainty seems to be playing a role in the global slowdown and in weak manufacturing and capital spending in the United States,” ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend