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European markets are downbeat following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates on hold. As Kirsty Basset reports, the decision is causing concern about the state of the global economy.
Investigators search the Brussels office of German MEP Maximilian Krah as part of a probe into his aide, who is suspected of spying for China, German prosecutors said. IMAGES
Shanghai (China), Sep 21 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Alex Plavevski). The Chinese real estate giant Evergrande, whose stock market crash in recent days has dragged stock markets around the planet, faces with uncertainty the interest payment of 84 million dollars (about 71.6 million euros) whose maturity is next Thursday.FOOTAGE FROM THE OFFICES OF CHINESE REAL ESTATE GIANT EVERGRANDE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.
Frankfurt (Germany), Nov 4 (EFE), (Camera: Maximilian von Lachner).- The main European stock markets, which opened down due to the uncertainty surrounding the US elections, have finally went up, except Madrid's.In Asia, Tokyo gained 1.72% and Seoul 0.60%, although Hong Kong dropped by 0.21%.FOOTAGE OF FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE.
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.