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Credit Suisse spying cases multiply after espionage scandal

Bloomberg The Credit Suisse Group AG spying incident surrounding the departure of former wealth management head Iqbal Khan might not be an isolated case. The bank may have spied on former Chief Human Resources Officer Peter Goerke, Swiss newspaper NZZ reported, citing documents it obtained as part of an investigation. A former Credit Suisse employee in the US also recently ...

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China to grant regular tariff waivers for US farm imports

Bloomberg China will provide retaliatory tariff waivers to buyers of US farm products on a more regular basis after the countries reached a phase one trade deal, according to people familiar with the situation. Waivers had previously been given in tranches but they’ll now be handed out more frequently, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the ...

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HK economy limps into next year with fate tied to protests

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s economy ends the year wounded, with the chances for stabilisation in 2020 hanging on whether future protests are peaceful or lapse back into violence. Economists forecast a 1.3% contraction for 2019 and predict year-on-year declines will continue in the first two quarters of 2020. Yet the unrest has tapered in recent weeks after an electoral win for ...

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