By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) – The Japanese business mood worsened in March to levels not seen since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, a government survey showed, a sign surging oil …
Why Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade May Be a Gift to China
Trump’s Hormuz blockade pressures Iran but risks handing China a legal and strategic opening in Taiwan and the South China Sea.
China says its economy is accelerating despite Iran war turmoil – for now
Strong exports of electrical and mechanical products supercharged China’s economy in the first three months of the year, with growth exceeding analysts’ expectations even as the Iran war upended …
Foreign investors flee Thailand as Iran war, energy shock dash hope for economic revival
Foreign investors are selling Thai assets as an energy shock from the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens to snuff out hopes for an economic revival under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and exposes …
Finance ministers, stung by hit to economies, call for full Iran war ceasefire
By William Schomberg WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries led by Britain called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full on …
Finance ministers, stung by hit to economies, call for full Iran war ceasefire
By William Schomberg WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries led by Britain called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full on …
Pakistan army chief in Tehran to advance next round of US-Iran talks
Sources tell Al Jazeera that Pakistani mediators are hopeful about a breakthrough on Iran’s nuclear programme.
China’s economy grows 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war
The January-March data released by the government was better than what economists expected and was up from the 4.5% growth seen in the October-December quarter.
Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China
In a thinly veiled critique of the war in Iran, China’s leader said the world could not risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.” …
Trump Says He Is ‘Permanently Opening’ the Strait, Making China ‘Happy’
President Trump said China was “very happy” that he was “permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz,” in a post on Truth Social on the third day of the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports and coastline. “I am …