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Malaysia’s 10% US tariff beats regional rivals, but for how long?

Malaysia has won a small victory in Washington’s tariff wars, securing a 10 per cent rate that leaves it better placed than four of its Southeast Asian neighbours in the scramble for US orders. Economists warn the narrow advantage may…

Brazil’s ETF Market Nearly Triples to About US$21 Billion in Assets

Brazil's ETF market has nearly tripled in two years to about US$21 billion, led by fixed-income funds. The post Brazil’s ETF Market Nearly Triples to About US$21 Billion in Assets appeared first on The Rio Times .

SoftBank Said Near Deal for Blackstone’s Japan Payments Firm

SoftBank Corp. is getting closer to acquiring SP.LINKS Inc. after securing preferred bidder status for Blackstone Inc.’s payments service provider, people familiar with the matter said.

Port of Rotterdam Takes a Hands-On Role Managing Brazil’s Pecém

The Port of Rotterdam is deepening its operational role at Brazil's Pecém, with a green corridor to Germany. The post Port of Rotterdam Takes a Hands-On Role Managing Brazil’s Pecém appeared first on The Rio Times .

Oil prices drop after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend

Portable air conditioner sales surge in Japan amid intense heat

Relatively low prices and the fact that such portable units do not require installation work make them popular.

Gas stocks in European UGS facilities exceed 55%

Total net injection since the beginning of July has been 19% lower than last year’s figures

Why CXMT skyrocketed on stock market debut to become China’s most valuable listed company

ChangXin Memory Technologies or CXMT, China's largest manufacturer of DRAM chips, raised 57.92 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) through Asia's biggest initial public offering this year.

U.S. and Iran pause fighting to give peace talks 'space.' Here's where negotiations stand

A temporary pause to the U.S.-Iran conflict appeared to hold on Monday, after negotiations over a lasting peace faced fresh hurdles over the weekend.

Branko Milanovic on China, Europe and National Market Liberalism

The birth of national market liberalism.

Odd Lots: Branko Milanovic on the New Economic Order (Podcast)

It’s pretty obvious by now that globalization has fallen out of favor. And while many pundits have deemed economic globalism dead, we are still figuring out what to call this new era. Branko Milanovic’s chosen phrase is “national market…

EU may abandon current sanctions mechanism against Russia due to Greece’s position — FT

Officials are considering the possibility of approving sanctions individually or in small thematic batches, the newspaper reported