Published time: 22 May, 2017 11:31 A barrel of North Sea Brent crude rose above $ 54 for the first time in a month on Monday on growing optimism before the next Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting. Members of the cartel along with Russia and other producers are due to gather on […]
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Trump, Abbas express optimism about reaching ‘historic peace treaty’ with Israel in first meeting
US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met for the first time, expressing optimism about rebooting peace talks between Israel and the PA, facilitated by Trump, who didn’t mention the two-state solution Abbas seeks. Trump began his remarks in the Oval Office on Wednesday by praising Abbas for his work on the […]
Resignations, outrage, optimism: MPs react to Theresa May’s call for snap general election
Published time: 18 Apr, 2017 11:52 Following Prime Minister Theresa May’s call to hold a general election on June 8, politicians of all parties took to Twitter to vent their frustration, rattle their sabers, and even resign outright. Reactions varied across the political spectrum. Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop announced he would not be running almost […]
A new mood of optimism infects investors in China’s banks
GUO SHUQING, China’s new banking regulator, knows the enormity of his task. China’s banking system, he observed last month, is worth more than $ 33trn. So it is bigger than any other country’s, and even than Europe’s as a whole. And he is well aware of the pitfalls left by a decade of breakneck lending […]