Your Sunday Asia Briefing: Feeling the Heat
My goodness it’s warm around here. Temperatures are soaring, both physically and politically. Sadly, the only thing that
2023-05-21 11:48
New Zealand, BlueScope Spend $188 Million to Cut Steel Emissions
New Zealand’s government and BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s local unit will spend NZ$300 million ($188 million) to upgrade a
2023-05-21 09:20
Crippling Heat Waves Deepen Asia’s Reliance on Russian Energy
The extreme heat that’s been scorching Asia in recent weeks has produced one clear beneficiary — Russia. As
2023-05-21 08:24
SpaceX Sells Starlink Terminals to Unipol for Italy Flood Relief
Italian insurance company Unipol Gruppo SpA said it has purchased Starlink terminals from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help
2023-05-20 23:15
Ghana’s Public Debt Falls by a Fourth on External Obligations
Ghana’s public debt declined by a quarter at the end of December from the previous month as the
2023-05-20 21:50
Hedge Funds’ Ultra-Bearish Oil Bets Signal US Recession Angst
Money managers that trade derivatives linked to oil and fuel prices are about as bearish as they’ve been
2023-05-20 21:26
Italian Leader Meloni to Leave G-7 Early to Deal With Floods
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will leave the Group of Seven summit in Japan a day early to help
2023-05-20 20:52
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Treks to G-7 to See the Other Invited Guests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lands in Japan on Saturday afternoon with a key objective: To speak in person
2023-05-20 09:56
Latin America’s Inflation Is Hitting a Turning Point, Fueling Rate Cut Calls
Latin America’s top central bankers reinforced their inflation warnings at a high-profile event in Sao Paulo on Friday,
2023-05-20 07:59
Alberta Wildfires Persist as Outages Weigh on Canadian Oil Stockpiles
The number of wildfires in Canada’s top energy-producing province of Alberta held mostly steady on Friday, while the
2023-05-20 06:46
Vale Moves Ahead With $2.7 Billion Amazon Mining Expansion in Clean-Steel Bet
Vale SA is plowing ahead with a $2.7 billion investment to expand iron output in Brazil’s Amazon, betting
2023-05-19 21:56
Trafigura Says Accused Fraudster’s Wife No Innocent Bystander
Commodities trader Trafigura Group, which is investigating a $577 million nickel fraud, extended an asset freeze to the
2023-05-19 19:46