German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse plans to slow down some kinds of high-frequency trading by 1,000 times in a pilot project designed to reduce "aggressive" behaviour, it told AFP Tuesday. Trading in German and French share options on its Eurex platform will face a speed limit in...

At President Donald Trump's direction, Washington intends to scrap the preferential trade status granted to India and Turkey, the US trade chief's office said Monday. The move comes as the US and China seek to negotiate an exit from a costly trade war between the two countries that is part...

Wall Street’s major indexes slumped on Monday after a weak U.S. construction spending report, as investors took advantage of optimism over a U.S.-China trade deal to lock in profits after the market’s strong run to start 2019. U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in December as...

Alphabet Inc’s Google has rejected calls by Australia’s competition regulator for tougher scrutiny of its operations, denying that it enjoys market power in online searches and advertising, documents published on Monday showed. The global giant was responding to recommendations made late...

The United States and China are close to reaching a major trade deal that would see both sides lower some of the tariffs imposed during an often-bitter trade war, a report said Sunday. Negotiators for the two sides have made substantial progress and a final accord is close to being hammered...

 (Eqtsad)- Residents and displaced in the opposition-held areas in northwestern Syria have been under new suffering as medicines prices vary between area and another and between pharmacies itself. Eqtsad tried to investigate the reasons behind the variation and the increase of...

Canadians paid 1.4 percent more for goods and services in January than a year earlier, kicking off the year with a slowdown in inflation, government data showed Wednesday. The figure was slightly less than economists had forecast, following a 2.0 percent average price hike in December to...

Lending to the private sector in the eurozone decelerated in January, ECB data showed Wednesday, as the withdrawal of a central bank stimulus last year begins to show its impact. Borrowing among eurozone firms and households grew by three percent year-on-year in January, according to...

Asian markets were mostly up Wednesday with investors remaining positive about the prospects for a China-US trade deal while the pound held its gains as fears of a no-deal Brexit recede. Wall Street provided a tepid lead as Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell gave little away to lawmakers on...

Vietnamese carriers signed $21 billion in aviation deals with US firms on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump met with top leaders in Hanoi ahead of his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump has urged Hanoi to narrow its gaping trade gap with Washington as part of his "America...

President Hassan Rouhani said the investment arm of Iran’s main social security provider must be privatized as part of a wider effort to scale back inefficient public-sector involvement in the economy.  “The promise I have made to the Parliament and people is that next year will be...

Asian markets fell Tuesday as investors struggled to maintain momentum from the previous day's trade talks-fuelled surge, while the pound extended gains following reports of a possible Brexit delay. Donald Trump's decision to waive this week's deadline for China-US negotiations and his...

Britain and the United agreed Monday to maintain how multi-trillion dollar financial transactions are carried out between the two countries after Brexit, aiming to avoid market uncertainty when the UK leaves the EU. "Market participants can be assured of the continuity of derivatives...

US President Donald Trump said Sunday US trade talks with China have been "very productive" but offered no hint of the outcome as they entered their fourth day. The negotiations in Washington were extended on Friday until Sunday as officials race to reach a deal ahead of a deadline next...

Afghanistan began exports to India through an Iranian port on Sunday, official said, as the landlocked, war-torn nation turns to overseas markets to improve its economy. Officials said 23 trucks carrying 57 tonnes of dried fruits, textiles, carpets and mineral products were dispatched from...

U.S. and Chinese negotiators met for a fifth straight day on Saturday as the two sides race against a March 1 deadline to reach agreement and prevent a further escalation in their trade war. The fourth round of negotiations between the world’s two biggest economies was extended through the...

President Donald Trump said on Friday Amazon's abandonment of plans for a headquarters in New York marked a "big loss" for the US financial capital. The Long Island City neighborhood was one of two locations the online retail giant selected last year after a long search for a second base,...

  (Eqtsad)- The United Arab Emirates has agreed with pro-Bashar al-Assad businessmen to pump $ 2 billion in Syria, including the finance of wheat shipments, fuel and foodstuffs, on the condition of combatting Turkish influence not Iran, a well-informed source told Eqtsad. Abu Dhabi...

Network operator Deutsche Telekom reported Thursday tumbling profits but higher revenues in 2018, saying the smaller bottom line was down to the previous year's one-off lift from US tax cuts and sticking to its forecasts for 2019. Net profit at the Bonn-based giant fell 37.4 percent, to...

Oil prices slipped away from 2019 highs on Wednesday, with surging U.S. supply and slowing economic growth tempering upward pressure from supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and from Washington’s sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures hit 2019...