US dollar beats euro for first week since mid-June

The US dollar on Friday gained against the euro for the first week since the middle of June after data showed a strong uptick in US business activity, while the single currency was held down as this ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing parades strength in waters off Taiwan

China has completed a three-day live-fire exercise in the East China Sea in an intensification of its sabre rattling at Taiwan, the self-governing island Beijing regards as a renegade province.China’s ... ( read original story ...)