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US, China announce new economic working groups
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
The formation of the groups was agreed during talks in July between US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing, the Treasu...
Markets mostly rise as traders try to look past expected rate hikes
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
With officials from the United States to Switzerland warning that more tightening will be needed, the Bank of Japan stood firm on its ultra-loose monetary polic...
Markets sink, dollar gains as Fed hints at fresh rate hike
Sep 21, 2023 (AFP)
With the world's number-one economy still in rude health and the labour market showing few signs of softening, central bank officials appeared confident they ha...
Asian markets sink with Wall St as rate fears grow ahead of Fed
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
While inflation has dropped from the eye-watering levels seen in the middle of last year, thanks to a long-running campaign on monetary tightening, a fresh spik...
Top EU official says 'unpredictability' of Chinese law worries foreign firms
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
Vera Jourova, who is also the commission's vice president, made the comments after talks on Monday with Chinese counterparts including Vice Premier Zhang Guoqin...
China's Country Garden wins approval to extend key bond
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
Two bondholders told Bloomberg News they had been briefed by an underwriter that the proposal to extend the 492 million yuan ($67 million) note had been passed....
World Bank, IMF meetings to proceed in Morocco despite quake
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Al-Haouz province south of Marrakesh on September 8, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. In a joint statem...
Asian markets drop ahead of Fed decision, oil prices push higher
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The meeting comes during a crucial week for markets, with the Bank of England expected to unveil what could be its last interest rate hike of this cycle, while ...
Foreign business lobbies warn working in China harder than ever
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
There was a burst of consumer exuberance after China lifted its strict zero-Covid policies late last year. But weak consumption, a crisis in the massive propert...
Starbucks opens $220 million plant outside Shanghai
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
A survey released Tuesday by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai reported optimism among US businesses in China was at a "record low", mainly blaming t...
China appeals WTO ruling over its retaliatory tariffs on US imports
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The chair of WTO's Dispute Settlement Body informed diplomats Tuesday that China had notified its decision to appeal a ruling last month by a panel of experts f...
Optimism 'at record low' for US firms in China
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The findings by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Shanghai come as the government enacts a series of measures to prop up the sluggish economy. There was...
Asian markets stutter as traders prepare for Fed decision
Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)
Traders were a little more cautious after the healthy close to last week that was fuelled by another batch of positive Chinese data suggesting the world's numbe...
Markets drop as traders prepare for Fed decision
Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)
Traders were a little more cautious after the healthy close to last week that was fuelled by another batch of positive Chinese data suggesting the world's numbe...
Shares in Chinese property giant Evergrande plunge after employees' arrest
Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)
Evergrande's stock price dipped to 0.47 around 9 am in Hong Kong (0100 GMT) on Monday, before ticking back up, after closing at 0.62 Hong Kong dollars on Friday...
Several employees of Chinese developer Evergrande arrested
Sep 16, 2023 (AFP)
Employees at Evergrande's financial subsidiary, Evergrande Wealth Management, were arrested, police in the southern city of Shenzhen said in a statement, withou...
China retail sales surge in August, boost hopes for economy
Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)
The data, which also revealed a better-than-expected lift in industrial output, is the latest pointing to a stabilisation and will follow a number of stimulus m...
Markets join global rally as China data beats forecasts
Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)
The news out of Beijing, which followed a recent batch of encouraging figures, came a day after authorities further eased restrictions on banks in a bid to kick...
EU unafraid of trade war with China
Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)
Europe put itself at risk of a trade war when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the anti-subsidy investigation on Wednesday, accusing...
Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Chinese, Indian tourists
Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)
A start date for the one-year trial scheme "will be announced soon", the Global New Light of Myanmar reported, citing the junta's immigration ministry. Holders ...
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