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Asian markets struggle even as US data fuels rate cut talk
Dec 01, 2023 (AFP)
There was little desire to jump back in the ring at the start of a new month after a tough week in the region saw some of the gains enjoyed over the previous th...
China's top diplomat to visit Vietnam: foreign ministry
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
On the invitation of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Wang will go to Vietnam from December 1 to 2, Beijing said. He will chair the 15th meeting...
China factory activity shrinks for second straight month
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
The manufacturing purchasing managers' index -- a key measure of factory output -- dipped to 49.4, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The figure was slight...
US audit inspectors unveil $7.9mn fines on China-based firms
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
These included PwC affiliates in Hong Kong and China, alongside a Chinese audit company. The $7.9 million in penalties unveiled by the Public Company Accounting...
Markets rise ahead of US inflation, but rate cut hopes build
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
Observers say signs the world's top economy is feeling the effect of long-running monetary tightening has given the bank room to take a more dovish approach to ...
Dollar weakens further as rate cut bets build, but equities mixed
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
However, equity markets were mixed following another tepid performance on Wall Street, with focus on the release of the central bank's favoured gauge of prices ...
Markets mixed as traders await US data, Fed speakers
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
A string of indicators in recent months pointing to a slowing economy -- as well as a below-forecast rise in consumer prices -- have fuelled optimism that the U...
Climate change already reducing global GDP: report
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The report by the University of Delaware estimated that impacts from human-caused climate change cut 6.3 percent from global economic output last year, when wei...
Xi says China must protect foreign firms' rights, intellectual property
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
US and European firms in China have said that doing business is harder than ever as geopolitics, an anti-espionage law, raids on multinationals and favourable t...
EU-NZ trade pact gets Brussels' final green light
Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)
The European Council, representing the EU's 27 member countries, said it adopted the New Zealand pact, setting it up come into force "probably in early 2024" on...
China opens probe into indebted asset management firm
Nov 26, 2023 (AFP)
Police in Beijing, where the group is headquartered, said late Saturday they had opened an investigation into unspecified "alleged offences", adding that they h...
German union calls on Amazon workers to strike on 'Black Friday'
Nov 24, 2023 (AFP)
The industrial action began in the night to Friday, and affects five out of Amazon's 20 logistic sites in Germany including Leipzig, Rheinberg, and Dortmund. Am...
Markets struggle as rally sputters, China property sector in focus
Nov 24, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street was closed for the Thanksgiving break, meaning investors were given few catalysts to drive buying, while oil was in focus after OPEC's decision to d...
Oil drops further after OPEC delay with Asian stocks mixed
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
Both main crude contracts slipped on news that the much-anticipated gathering of the major producers -- combining OPEC and 10 allies -- would be put back by fou...
Oil drops further after OPEC delay as Asian stocks struggle
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
Both main crude contracts slipped more than one percent on news that the much-anticipated gathering of the major producers -- combining OPEC and 10 allies -- wo...
Country Garden shares jump after China signals fresh support
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
One of the biggest players in China's property industry, Country Garden has racked up debts estimated in June at 1.36 trillion yuan ($191 billion). It is just o...
Markets dip as Fed minutes suggest rates to stay higher for longer
Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)
Traders took the opportunity to take stock after a recent rally that has been fuelled by a growing optimism that the central bank's next move will likely be a c...
Markets mixed as Fed minutes hint rates to stay higher for longer
Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)
Traders took the opportunity to take stock after a recent rally that has been fuelled by a growing optimism that the central bank's next move will likely be a c...
China and Uruguay upgrade ties as leaders meet in Beijing
Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)
China is Uruguay's largest trading partner, in line with Beijing's steadily growing influence in Latin America, where it has poured billions of dollars of inves...
Markets retreat but traders confident of Fed rate hikes ending
Nov 21, 2023 (AFP)
Expectations that financial conditions will become easier in the new year as inflation comes down have fanned a rush back into risk assets in recent weeks and p...
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