Bloomberg Two Hong Kong police officers were beaten at a rally in the city centre that was dispersed as it descended into confusion and violent clashes. The officers, from the Police Community Liaison Office, both suffered head wounds after being attacked with wooden sticks and other weapons near the gathering in Chater Garden in the Central business district. The meeting ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s legal team says Democrats mounted a “brazen” bid to overturn the 2016 election, echoing the president’s aggressive posture in the first formal White House response to impeachment proceedings in the US Senate. Two people close to the team previewed how Trump’s lawyers plan to mount his defense over the coming weeks, largely tracking public statements the president ...

Bloomberg The most up-to-date measure of the UK economy looks set to improve this week — yet it might not be sufficient to deter the Bank of England (BOE) from cutting interest rates. With policy makers signalling they’re considering a rate cut to preempt possible weakness in the months ahead, and recent data backing their case, IHS Markit’s monthly survey ...