BRUSSELS (Reuters) -China and the European Commission have agreed to start talks on the planned imposition of tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) being imported into the European Union, opening the door to potential de-escalation. The European Commission is planning to impose provisional duties on EVs produced in China ranging from 17.4% to 38.1%, on top of its standard 10%...

TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) - Japan's banking regulator handed business improvement orders on Monday to the banking and securities units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ( MUFG ) after Japan's securities watchdog found multiple breaches of firewall regulations. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommended in mid-June that MUFG Bank and the group's two securities tie-ups with Morgan Stanley (...

TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) - Japan's banking regulator on Monday ordered the banking and securities units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ( MUFG ) to improve compliance measures after Japan's securities watchdog found multiple breaches of firewall regulations. The penalties come less than two years after the securities arm of rival megabank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ( SMFG ) was...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices inched down on Monday as concerns of higher-for-longer interest rates resurfaced and lifted the dollar, offsetting support for oil markets from geopolitical tensions and OPEC+ supply cuts. Brent crude futures slipped 5 cents to $85.19 a barrel by 0417 GMT, after settling down 0.6% on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $80.66 a...