
Asian markets mixed, with rates set to go higher
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Asian markets were mixed Tuesday, with traders trying to gauge the outlook for the US economy as they price in more interest rate hikes than previously predicted.
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Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Asian markets were mixed Tuesday, with traders trying to gauge the outlook for the US economy as they price in more interest rate hikes than previously predicted.
Feb 21, 2023

Melbourne (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Global mining group BHP said Tuesday it expects China and India to boost demand for its commodities in the year ahead after profits took a hit from lower iron ore and copper prices
Feb 21, 2023

Brussels (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Belgium has launched an investigation after a suspected Russian spy ship was spotted off its North Sea coast, perhaps surveying key energy and communications links, a minister said Tuesday.
Feb 21, 2023

Warsaw (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to give duelling speeches Tuesday promising two starkly differing takes on Russia's Ukraine invasion, a day after the US president's surprise visit to Kyiv.
Feb 21, 2023

Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - China's foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is deeply concerned about the conflict in Ukraine, which is intensifying and even getting out of control.
Feb 21, 2023

Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Banking giant HSBC on Tuesday announced a dip in 2022 pre-tax profits last year, calling the ongoing impact of Covid-19 the main factor in its financial performance.
Feb 21, 2023

Warsaw (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said NATO was stronger than ever during a visit to Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Feb 21, 2023

Moscow (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - President Vladimir Putin has announced Moscow's suspension of its participation in the New START treaty, which commits Russia and the United States to limiting their stockpile of nuclear warheads.
Feb 21, 2023

Manila (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Philippine lawmakers approved Tuesday the country's entry into the world's biggest free trade bloc, with supporters arguing it will boost investment and jobs, but detractors warned it could hurt farmers.
Feb 21, 2023

Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Russia's step back from a key arms control treaty is a blow to efforts to cap nuclear stockpiles, but does not immediately heighten the risk of nuclear war, experts said Tuesday.
Feb 21, 2023

Moscow (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow's participation in a nuclear arms treaty with Washington as US President Joe Biden vowed in a rival speech that Russia would never win in Ukraine.
Feb 21, 2023

Athens (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a strategic failure as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to systematically continue the offensive that began almost a year ago.
Feb 21, 2023

Moscow (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Russia said Tuesday it will observe curbs imposed by the New START treaty, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced Moscow was suspending participation in the arms pact with the United States.
Feb 21, 2023

Brussels (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - Ukraine's foreign minister expressed cautious interest Tuesday in China's ideas for a peace deal to end the war with Russia, but warned it must respect Kyiv's territorial integrity.
Feb 21, 2023

Munster, Germany (AFP) Feb 21, 2023 - For 12 hours a day and six days a week, a few hundred Ukrainian soldiers are cramming an intensive course on operating tanks in Germany, knowing full well they have no time to waste.
Feb 21, 2023

Seoul (AFP) Feb 20, 2023 - North Korea fired two rockets on Monday, in a drill for a launcher Pyongyang said was capable of a tactical nuclear attack that could take out entire enemy air bases.
Feb 20, 2023