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Yellen heads to China as US seeks to stabilize ties
Jul 06, 2023 (AFP)
Yellen's trip through Sunday will be her first to China as treasury secretary, and comes just weeks after Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a rare visit to...
Markets drop as China data indicates further weakness
Jul 05, 2023 (AFP)
With Wall Street closed on the Independence Day holiday, investors had few other catalysts to drive business, with the rally from last week's US inflation data ...
Asian markets drop as China data indicates further weakness
Jul 05, 2023 (AFP)
With the Independence Day holiday keeping Wall Street closed, investors had few other catalysts to drive business, with the rally from last week's US inflation ...
Most Asian markets up as traders weigh outlook on rates, economy
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Data showing a sharp drop in the central bank's preferred gauge of inflation for May fuelled a rally across equities in New York last week and Asia on Monday. T...
Asian markets fluctuate as rate-hope rally fades
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Data showing a sharp drop in the central bank's preferred gauge of inflation for May fuelled a rally across equities in New York last week and Asia on Monday. T...
Argentina, Brazil take aim at EU's environmental trade deal conditions
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Mercosur countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay reached an agreement in principle with the 27-member European Union in 2019 after two decades of toug...
Yellen meets Chinese ambassador before trip; as Beijing cancels EU envoy visit
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Yellen's three-day trip, which starts Thursday, is expected to include high-level meetings with Chinese officials, offering both sides the chance to engage on a...
UK stresses warmer post-Brexit ties in Brussels visit
Jul 03, 2023 (AFP)
"We have seen real progress and I'm committed to maintaining that positive trajectory," James Cleverly said in the European Parliament, as he co-chaired a joint...
Mercosur summit opens as EU trade deal hangs in the balance
Jul 03, 2023 (AFP)
The EU and the Mercosur countries -- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay -- are trying to finalize a trade deal after reaching an agreement in principle in ...
Yellen to visit China, raising need to 'responsibly manage' ties
Jul 03, 2023 (AFP)
Yellen is expected to discuss with her counterparts the importance for both countries "to responsibly manage our relationship, communicate directly about areas ...
Markets follow Wall St higher as US inflation eases
Jul 03, 2023 (AFP)
All three main indexes on Wall Street rallied Friday -- with Apple ending above the $3 trillion capitalisation mark for the first time -- on the report, setting...
Mercosur calls for update to EU trade agreement
Jul 03, 2023 (AFP)
Observers have low expectations for the summit's ability to give final shape to the pact stalled by EU concerns over environmental protections, particularly in ...
EU ambassador regrets lack of progress with China on trade
Jul 02, 2023 (AFP)
The European Commission has suspended its efforts to get member states and parliament to ratify an investment agreement reached with China at the end of 2020, a...
Iran to join Shanghai alliance with China, Russia next week: Lavrov
Jun 30, 2023 (AFP)
"At the meeting of heads of state on July 4, the full membership of Iran will be approved," Lavrov said at the opening of an SCO centre in Moscow. Iranian Forei...
China factory activity shrinks for third straight month
Jun 30, 2023 (AFP)
The reading comes as the government faces calls to unveil fresh measures to kickstart growth, which has slowed in the second quarter as the post-Covid lockdown ...
Markets rise but rate hike worries temper upbeat US data
Jun 30, 2023 (AFP)
Conversely, another set of dour figures out of China showed the country's recovery from zero-Covid was fast fading but added to speculation that officials would...
Markets mixed as traders weigh rate plans, yen softens
Jun 29, 2023 (AFP)
Worries over the outlook for China also continue to weigh on sentiment in Hong Kong and Shanghai after mainland officials failed to provide any details on plans...
China's top diplomat says new law to counter foreign 'bullying'
Jun 29, 2023 (AFP)
The United States has imposed sanctions on a lengthy list of Chinese companies and individuals, accusing them of complicity in human rights abuses that Beijing ...
French luxury brand tycoon Bernard Arnault in China
Jun 29, 2023 (AFP)
The world's second-richest man after Elon Musk and chairman of LVMH group, Arnault was seen in Beijing visiting the upscale SKP mall and the Sanlitun Taikoo Li ...
EU to take one giant leap towards digital euro
Jun 28, 2023 (AFP)
From China to the United States, Jamaica to Japan, dozens of central banks worldwide are exploring or have already put in place digital currencies as electronic...
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