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Source: Center for European Economic Research
Posted inEuropean Union, Germany, World

German economic sentiment plunges on trade war fears

by Asia Unhedged March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A gauge of economic sentiment for Germany fell sharply in March, with the percentage of experts forecasting a decline over the coming six months almost doubling. The Mannheim-based Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) cited fears of a trade war with the United States as the main factor weighing on the outlook for Germany’s economy. […]

View of the New York Stock Exchange building on Wall Street. Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Posted inUncategorized

Big funds start to shrug off bond yield worries

by Asia Unhedged February 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Men make phone calls as they sit near Bharti Airtel billboards in Kolkata. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s Airtel to shut down 3G network, bets big on 4G

by Asia Unhedged November 2, 2017February 18, 2020
US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testify about authorizations for the use of military force before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Posted inMiddle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, World

Trump doesn’t need congressional approval to attack North Korea: Mattis

by Asia Unhedged November 2, 2017February 18, 2020
USS Nimitz (bottom) steaming through the Gulf of Oman. Photo: US Navy via AFP
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

US sends super carrier USS Nimitz to Sri Lanka in flag-showing visit aimed at China

by Asia Unhedged November 2, 2017February 18, 2020
A South Korean soldier watches a TV news report on seismic activity produced by a suspected North Korean nuclear test. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Fallout from next N. Korea nuke test could drift to Hokkaido

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan speaks during a session on the second day of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter
Posted inChina, Shanghai

China bond sell-off halted by cash injection from central bank

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican Congressional leaders about tax reform. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Posted inWorld

Hope for tax bill by Christmas rests on House GOP plan

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
The Infosys campus in Bangalore. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIndia, South Asia

As India’s GSTN portal faces glitches, Infosys draws flak

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
Posted inIran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

German WMD expert warns against downplaying N. Korea missile capabilities

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Turkish President Erdogan (C), flanked by his Azeri and Georgian counterparts, attends the inauguration ceremony of Baku - Tbilisi - Kars railway in Alyat, Azerbaijan. Photo: Kayhan Ozer/Turkey's Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters
Posted inChina, European Union, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Turkey, World

Key link in Belt and Road network opens

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Source: 38 North/Asahi TV screen grab
Posted inBeijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Cave-in killed more than 200 at North Korea nuke test site: TV Asahi

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
A photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) seen opposite a photo of South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

Xi-Moon summit officially ‘go’

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and former members of the Government of Catalonia Clara Ponsati and Meritxell Borras attend a news conference in Brussels. Photo: Reuters/Yves Herman
Posted inUncategorized

Fleeing rebellion charges in Spain, Puigdemont vows to continue fight from EU capital

by Asia Unhedged November 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Communications.
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Reliance Communications offers majority stake to lenders

by Asia Unhedged October 31, 2017February 18, 2020
Purported footage of Kim Han-sol speaking for the first time since his fathers death. Source: Malay Mail Afternoon/Youtube screen grab
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Macau, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

China smashed plot to kill Kim Jong-un’s nephew: South Korea paper

by Asia Unhedged October 31, 2017February 18, 2020
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone. Photo: US Department of Defense via AFP/Amber I Smith
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Washington and Seoul postpone changes to wartime troop command structure

by Asia Unhedged October 31, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: US Department of Defense via AFP
Posted inAustralia, India, Japan, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea

US flies B-2 stealth bomber over Pacific in warning to North Korea

by Asia Unhedged October 31, 2017February 18, 2020
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha speaks during a press conference in Seoul. Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-je
Posted inBeijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Seoul won’t participate in US missile defense networks, says FM Kang

by Asia Unhedged October 31, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inEuropean Union, World

German inflation disappoints, giving ECB doves ammunition

by Asia Unhedged October 31, 2017February 18, 2020

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