Vietnam’s VinFast recalls first batch of EVs bound for US due to safety risk

Vietnam’s VinFast recalls first batch of EVs bound for US due to safety risk

HANOI, May 25 (Reuters) – Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast said it was recalling all the first batches of vehicles it shipped to the United States last year following a warning safety certificates issued by the American authorities. The move came after the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said 999 of VinFast’s … Read more

Euro falls as Germany enters recession, dollar hits 2-month high

Euro falls as Germany enters recession, dollar hits 2-month high

(1/2) Euro and US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) – The euro fell on Thursday as Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, was confirmed in recession, while the dollar hit a two-month high, benefiting from a seek refuge as concerns mount over a US default. … Read more

AAArrgg! Stocks in debt ceiling danger zone after US rating warning

AAArrgg!  Stocks in debt ceiling danger zone after US rating warning

(1/2) The US Capitol is reflected in a falling puddle amid ongoing negotiations seeking a deal to raise the US debt ceiling and avert a catastrophic default, in Washington, US, on May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) – Markets were stuck in U.S. debt ceiling limbo on Thursday as Europe largely shrugged … Read more

US lawmaker seeks action against Chinese chip company CXMT after Micron

US lawmaker seeks action against Chinese chip company CXMT after Micron

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to impose trade restrictions on Chinese memory chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) after Beijing earlier this week banned the sale of certain chips by U.S. firm Micron Technology Inc (MU.O), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives China Committee said on Tuesday. … Read more

Disgraced Australian-born former artist Rolf Harris dies aged 93

Disgraced Australian-born former artist Rolf Harris dies aged 93

Child sex abuse convictions ended 50-year career The artist was imprisoned and stripped of his honors Harris was a household name in Britain and Australia LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Rolf Harris, a mainstay of family entertainment in Britain and Australia for more than 50 years before his career fell out of favor with his … Read more

Japanese Mizuho expands into US banking with $550m deal with Greenhill

Japanese Mizuho expands into US banking with 0m deal with Greenhill

May 22 (Reuters) – Mizuho Financial Group Inc is to buy U.S. mergers and acquisitions advisory firm Greenhill & Co Inc for $550 million including debt, the companies said on Monday. as Japan’s third-largest lender eyes a bigger share of the world’s largest investment banking fee pool. Greenhill shares more than doubled to close at … Read more

Ford will charge its electric car with a multitude of battery offers

Ford will charge its electric car with a multitude of battery offers

May 22 (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (FN) unveiled new battery-grade lithium supply deals on Monday as the U.S. automaker aims to meet its goal of producing 2 million electric vehicles by 2026 and to close the gap with market leader Tesla Inc. (TSLA.O). Ford is hosting an investor event on Monday explaining how it … Read more

China Keeps Lending Rates Stable; the market sees the reduced reserve ratio as the next step

China Keeps Lending Rates Stable;  the market sees the reduced reserve ratio as the next step

One-year LPR maintained at 3.65%, five-year LPR at 4.3% The yuan broke the 7 to the dollar mark Widest China-U.S. government bond yield spread in two months PBOC may cut RRR in next policy move – analysts SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) – China kept its key rates unchanged for the ninth month of May on … Read more

Australia hits buy-it-now sector and pay later with consumer credit law

Australia hits buy-it-now sector and pay later with consumer credit law

BNPL providers must carry out background checks before lending Must notify customers when credit limits increase Zip COO: A change would mean “business as usual” SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) – Australia has said it will regulate buy-it-now and pay-later services as a consumer credit product under new laws, requiring BNPL providers to make background checks … Read more

Markets pissed off as US debt ceiling nears critical moment

Markets pissed off as US debt ceiling nears critical moment

Asian scholarships: S&P 500 futures down 0.1%, Japanese Nikkei flat US debt ceiling talks to resume after deadlock Powell less warmongering than feared; Yellen warns against further bank mergers G7 to reduce trade dependency on China, Beijing partially bans Micron SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) – Asian stocks and Wall Street futures struggled on Monday as … Read more