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Most markets drop as central banks crush Christmas spirit
Dec 16, 2022 (AFP)
After a healthy rally in recent weeks fuelled by signs that price rises were slowing, the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank this week crushed any Chr...
Markets sink with Wall St on hawkish Fed outlook
Dec 15, 2022 (AFP)
Traders took their lead from Wall Street, where a more hawkish statement than expected dented hopes the central bank could soften its approach to fighting infla...
China retail sales plunge in November on Covid woes
Dec 15, 2022 (AFP)
The figures highlight the work ahead for the government as it moves away from almost three years of strict containment measures that have whittled growth and se...
EU united in spat over US green subsidies: Scholz
Dec 14, 2022 (AFP)
Speaking to parliament ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels, Scholz said Washington's massive climate protection package marked an "impressive contribut...
Asian markets extend US rally after inflation boost, eyes on Fed
Dec 14, 2022 (AFP)
The reading provided some much-needed Christmas cheer on trading floors and came the day before the US central bank's last policy decision of the year, which wi...
German factory outfitters warn on break from China
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
German firms have faced calls to reduce their heavy dependence on the world's number two economy following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and subsequent move to ...
Growth downgrade for China 'very likely' on Covid surge: IMF chief
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
Her comments on the sidelines of a panel about a newly-created IMF fund come as the world's second biggest economy grapples with soaring coronavirus cases, as i...
EU agrees on 'carbon mechanism' at borders for industrial imports
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
Known as the "Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism" (CBAM), the agreement will cover industrial imports from the regional bloc's 27 member states, targeting the h...
Markets mixed ahead of inflation, Fed decision
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
The region was given a positive lead after Wall Street's three main indexes raced out of the traps Monday, with analysts citing a survey by the central bank tha...
UK defends China actions after calls to get tough
Dec 11, 2022 (AFP)
Anti-China hardliners in the ruling Conservative party have demanded expulsions of the diplomats involved, accusing the UK government of appeasing Beijing. But ...
Brazil's Lula appoints former mayor as finance minister
Dec 10, 2022 (AFP)
Lula da Silva, who narrowly defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in October elections, unveiled ministers in the key posts of foreign affairs, justice, defense, an...
Chinese developer Sunac proposes debt restructuring
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
The firm proposed converting up to $4 billion of offshore debt into ordinary shares or equity-linked instruments, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock e...
Equity markets boosted by China hopes, eyes now on US inflation
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
With few Thursday catalysts to work with, traders were setting their sights on the release of two key US inflation reports -- on Friday and Monday -- and the Fe...
US rejects WTO verdict on its steel tariffs
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
Former US president Donald Trump's administration introduced the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from China, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey and his succe...
Equities boosted by China news before rate calls
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
Sentiment brightened on China's decision to shift away from its nearly three-year zero-Covid strategy of lockdowns and mass testing that slammed the economy. Af...
US slaps sanctions on Chinese officials over Tibet rights
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
The United States blocked any US assets and criminalized transactions with Wu Yingjie, who was China's boss in Tibet from 2016 to 2021, and Zhang Hongbo, China'...
Inflation in China falls below two percent in November
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
Last month saw a slew of gloomy figures for the world's second-largest economy as a hardline zero-Covid policy hammered businesses and supply chains, and dampen...
UK turns to army as crippling strikes loom
Dec 08, 2022 (AFP)
Interior minister Suella Braverman warned the public against flying over Christmas, after passport control officers voted to walk out. "If they go ahead with th...
Asian markets mixed as recession fears dampen China optimism
Dec 08, 2022 (AFP)
A rally across equities at the start of the month has been hobbled this week by growing concerns that the Federal Reserve's drive to rein inflation back from 40...
EU targets Russian armed forces, banks in new sanctions
Dec 07, 2022 (AFP)
"Russia continues to bring deaths and devastation to Ukraine. It is deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure," European Commission President...
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