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Defence or environment? London faces spending choices
Defence or environment? London faces spending choices
by  AFP

Torn between growing geopolitical tensions and constrained public finances, Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to unveil feared trade-offs in a government spending review on Wednesday. Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, is to detail day-to-day spending plans in her review to parliament on Wednesday.

Chinese consumer prices continue to fall as US trade talks loom
Chinese consumer prices continue to fall as US trade talks loom
by  AFP

Chinese consumer prices fell for the fourth straight month in May, data showed Monday, as the world's second biggest economy struggles with sluggish spending and global trade turmoil. The China-US talks in London will mark the second round of formal negotiations between the world's two largest economies since Trump launched his global trade blitz in April.

Asian markets rally ahead of latest China-US trade talks
Asian markets rally ahead of latest China-US trade talks
by  AFP

Stocks rallied Monday on hopes that a fresh round of China-US trade talks later in the day will ease tensions between the economic superpowers, while investors were also cheered by forecast-topping US jobs data. The talks come days after Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first publicly announced telephone talks since the US president returned to the White House.

US, China seek to extend trade truce with London talks
US, China seek to extend trade truce with London talks
by  AFP

After a round of talks in Geneva last month, the United States and China will sit down at the negotiating table in London on Monday to attempt to preserve a fragile truce on trade, despite simmering tensions. His press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told Fox News on Sunday: "We want China and the United States to continue moving forward with the agreement that was struck in Geneva."

Microsoft unveils ROG Xbox Ally handheld video game devices
Microsoft unveils ROG Xbox Ally handheld video game devices
by  AFP

Microsoft on Sunday unveiled its first Xbox-branded handheld gaming devices, touting them as a way to play its vast library of titles anywhere. "On this Xbox, you can play games across your entire library, including all the Windows PC game stores from Xbox and Battle.net to Steam, GOG (Good Old Games platform) and Ubisoft Connect."