Relations between the world's two largest economies have plunged to their worst point in years over a variety of issues, ranging from trade and cybersecurity to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gold prices touched record prices on Monday morning in Asia as worries over issues such as the coronavirus pandemic as well as U.S.-China trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment.
Six of the medical experts felt confident about sending their kids back. Eight were in "wait and see" mode. And a final six were leaning strongly towards remote learning and were not comfortable with the prospect of having kids in school -- at least for the beginning of the year.
China would prefer to see U.S. President Donald Trump win a second term in office as it would allow Beijing to continue to pursue its international ambitions, said an analyst on Monday.
Despite gold prices hitting record highs early on Monday, disjointed real interest rates in the U.S. mean there is some vulnerability in the precious metal's current price levels, according to Lombard Odier Private Bank.
Deutsche Bank is expecting to announce quarterly earnings "slightly above" consensus on Wednesday, but the guidance raises questions about the investment bank (IB) market share, according to Barclays analysts.
Of the colleges that are opening for the fall semester, many are giving the students the option to continue their studies remotely. The choice isn't always easy.
The sixteen top travel and leisure stocks in Europe fell more than 3% in the first hour of trading, with Tui, easyJet and International Airlines Group all down by around 10%.
Gold prices could surge beyond the $2,000 level this year as economic and geopolitical uncertainties lead to a rush for safer assets, analysts predicted.
Hong Kong on Monday announced further restrictions to curb a surge in coronavirus cases, including a ban on gatherings of more than two people, a total bar on restaurant dining and mandatory face masks in all public places, including outdoors.
Intel said it could look for third-parties to manufacture some of its chips containing so-called 7-nanometer transistors. TSMC could be a beneficiary of that.
China has no more allies in Washington, even among the Democrats, analysts said during a virtual conference organized by Singapore-based bank DBS on Thursday.