US Senators question Binance and its US partner over compliance

By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (Reuters) – Three U.S. Senators have asked giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its U.S. partner Binance.US for information about their regulatory compliance and finances, citing a series of investigations by Reuters and some other media reports, according to a letter released on Wednesday. In the letter, Democrats Elizabeth Warren …

US Senators question Binance and its US partner over compliance Read More »

At China political meeting, internet bosses are out, chip execs are in

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings founder Pony Ma and others from China’s crackdown-hit internet sector will be absent from this year’s parliamentary sessions, as Beijing boosts representation from the tech hardware sector, delegate lists show. Nearly 3,000 members of the National People’s Congress (NPC) will gather in Beijing on Sunday for its …

At China political meeting, internet bosses are out, chip execs are in Read More »

Indonesia to scrap pandemic-era trading restrictions at end-March – regulator

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s financial services authority will ease some pandemic-era rules for the stock market, including on trading hours and short-selling, it said in a letter to investors. The agency known as OJK had imposed the temporary rules at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to protect the market against volatility. Inarno …

Indonesia to scrap pandemic-era trading restrictions at end-March – regulator Read More »

Clariant faces sanctions over alleged reporting breaches

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss specialty chemical maker Clariant is facing sanctions concerning alleged violations of financial reporting regulations, SIX Exchange Regulation (SER) said on Friday. Clariant’s 2020 and 2021 IFRS annual financial statements contained misstatements, said SER, which monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements for the Swiss stock exchange. The alleged errors relate to the …

Clariant faces sanctions over alleged reporting breaches Read More »

Maschinenbauer mit schwachem Auftragseingang

Düsseldorf (Reuters) – Die deutschen Maschinenbauer haben zum Jahresauftakt einen Rückgang bei den Bestellungen verzeichnet. Der Auftragseingang sei im Januar um 18 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat zurückgegangen, teilte der Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA) am Freitag mit. Das traditionell starke Auslandsgeschäft verbuchte einen Rückgang um 19 Prozent, aus dem Inland kamen 16 Prozent weniger …

Maschinenbauer mit schwachem Auftragseingang Read More »

Macau’s Q4 GDP shrinks 23.4% y/y

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Macau’s economy contracted by 23.4% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, government statistics data showed on Friday. Tourist arrivals plunged 31.5% year-on-year in the quarter and were down 26.0% in 2022, as the city was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government added. The city’s …

Macau’s Q4 GDP shrinks 23.4% y/y Read More »

Lavrov afirma que Moscú no permitirá que Occidente vuelva a volar gasoductos

3 mar (Reuters) – El ministro ruso de Asuntos Exteriores, Serguéi Lavrov, declaró el viernes que Rusia “no permitirá que Occidente vuelva a volar gasoductos” y afirmó que Moscú ya no confiará en Occidente como socio energético. Moscú ha sugerido que países occidentales fueron responsables de las explosiones que dañaron los gasoductos Nord Stream en …

Lavrov afirma que Moscú no permitirá que Occidente vuelva a volar gasoductos Read More »