Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central bank will take plenty of time in whittling down its purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETF), if the appropriate time to do so arrives.

As bushfires and floods fuel public concerns in Australia about global warming, the country's powerful mining lobby is facing increasing pressure from investors to drop support for new coal mines, according to a dozen interviews with shareholders in global mining companies.

As investors crunch numbers to determine how the coronavirus will hit China’s economy, hedge fund manager Nathaniel Polachek has tied much of his outlook to the fate of a ship anchored near Weihai, China.

HSBC Holdings PLC said on Tuesday it would shed $100 billion (76 billion pounds) in assets, shrink its investment bank and revamp its U.S. and European businesses in a drastic overhaul that will mean 35,000 jobs cut over three years.