American politicians risk making a "dreadful mistake" by escalating tensions with China, economist Jeffrey Sachs told CNBC. He said attacking China has become a bipartisan strategy for political gain and instead urged global leaders to come together on issues like climate change as the economy undergoes a "remarkably choppy period of disruption and transition."
With one in every five small and midcap stocks still down more than 30% since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it has "never been easier to make money," according to JPMorgan's Eduardo Lecubarri.
The tariffs, in retaliation for EU subsidies on large aircraft, hit French wine, Italian cheese and single-malt Scotch whisky, as well as cookies, salami, yogurt, olives from France, EU-produced pork sausage and German coffee.
German businesses expect coronavirus restrictions on public life to continue for another 8.5 months on average, according to the closely-followed Ifo institute.
U.S.-China tensions rose last week after President Trump issued executive orders that are set to ban American use of WeChat and TikTok, taking effect from the middle of next month.
Barclays is being probed by the U.K. privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), over allegations that the British bank spied on its staff.
An emergency donor conference on Sunday for blast-stricken Lebanon raised pledges worth nearly 253 million euros ($298 million) for immediate humanitarian relief, the French presidency said.
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar is the highest-level U.S. official to visit Taiwan in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own, further irritating Sino-U.S. relations.
Despite the global pandemic, Dubai has seen "impressive levels" of real estate transactions over the past few months, Aqil Kazim of Nakheel said last week.
Analysts say China's industrial output is steadily returning to pre-pandemic levels, with pent-up demand, government stimulus and surprisingly resilient exports driving economic recovery.
Working from home has become the norm in this coronavirus pandemic, and Morgan Stanley predicts that office tenants across Asia will permanently give up between 3% and 9% of their existing office space.
India's plan to regulate non-personal data is the latest irritant for U.S. tech firms that have been battling tighter e-commerce rules and data storage norms that several countries are also developing.
As lockdown measures were lifted and domestic politicking resumed, the stability of some governments are in question once more, said Simon Tay, chairman of think tank Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
There are "very encouraging signs" in CapitaLand's residential business and retail operations in China, said Andrew Lim, the company's group chief financial officer.