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Asian Markets In Green As US China Trade Talks Make Progress

China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Tuesday that the two countries resolved some mutual concerns over the trade deal during a phone call between their top negotiators. President Donald Trump expressed similar sentiments later in the day. China has formally expressed its opposition to the U.S. lawmakers’ attempt at passing a law to ensure “sufficient autonomy” for Hong Kong from China....

Citigroup's Record British Fine Is a Bad Look for Bankers

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- In the aftermath of the financial crisis, we’ve become accustomed to banks being slapped with sanctions running into the billions. So at the equivalent of $57 million, Citigroup Inc.’s new fine for reporting failures could well go unnoticed. That would be a mistake.The third-largest U.S. bank, with assets in excess of $2 trillion, inaccurately reported its capital and liquidity in the U.K. because of dysfunctional systems, governance and controls, the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority said this week. This is not what Britain expects of a systemically important bank, the PRA added, explaining why it was imposing a record fine.While the Wall Street giant’s measures of financial strength remained above the U.K.’s regulatory requirements during the four years in question, that’s little comfort given the magnitude of the flaws and the bank’s inadequate oversight.If Citi’s key financial figures can be repeatedly off the mark, what else might...

BHP's Henry signals new technology a focus in first speech

Incoming BHP Group Chief Executive Mike Henry said the world's biggest miner is prioritising new developments in technology to cut costs and improve safety, including collaborations with tech start-ups and researchers. Henry, who will the reins at BHP from Jan. 1, kept a prior commitment to speak at a mining technology conference in Perth on Wednesday, signaling that the area is likely to be a major focus of his tenure....