News Headlines - 22 June 2019

▽Japan Played a Hidden Role in Breakdown of Fiat-Renault Deal - Bloomberg

The Japanese government played a role in the breakdown of merger talks between Renault SA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV earlier this month, weighing in with concerns the combination could harm Nissan Motor Co., people familiar with the matter said... Details on Japan’s role, only emerging now, highlight the obstacles to a quick resumption in merger negotiations between Renault and its Italo-American rival. They also show that France and Japan can find common ground to protect their carmakers and the two-decade Renault-Nissan alliance.

▽Hawkish Norges Bank raises rates for a third time in 12 months | Financial Times

Norway’s central bank indicated more rate rises to come and at a “slightly faster” pace than earlier projected after it increased borrowing costs for a third time within 12 months, moving counter to fellow policy setters of other major economies, as the Scandinavian nation enjoys robust growth.

▽Huawei sues US government over seized equipment | TheHill

Chinese tech giant Huawei filed a civil lawsuit against the U.S. on Friday, saying the Commerce Department mishandled equipment from the company it had seized in 2017.
The complaint alleges the U.S. government took several pieces of equipment that were being shipped from an independent testing facility in the United States to China in an effort to figure out if the products were subject to export controls.

▽Boris Johnson under fire over row with partner as top Tories raise fears | The Guardian

Boris Johnson was struggling to keep his campaign to become prime minister on course on Saturday night as he repeatedly refused to explain why police had been called to his home after a loud, late-night altercation with his partner.
Senior Tories were quick to raise fresh concerns over the former foreign secretary’s suitability for No 10 as the favourite to succeed Theresa May stonewalled question after question about the incident at the first hustings of the leadership contest in front of party members.

▽An Excerpt From E. Jean Carroll’s ‘What Do We Need Men For?’

Hideous Men Donald Trump assaulted me in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room 23 years ago. But he’s not alone on the list of awful men in my life.