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IMF, World Bank are key counterweights to China: Yellen
Jun 13, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, she sought congressional support for the United States to lend more money to such organizations, going t...
Markets track Wall St higher as inflation data looms
Jun 13, 2023 (AFP)
Expectations are for the US central bank to hold fire at the end of its meeting Wednesday -- after 10 straight hikes -- as data suggested the economy remained h...
New Zealand PM announces China trade visit
Jun 12, 2023 (AFP)
"Today I can announce that I'll be leading a major trade delegation to China at the end of this month," Hipkins said. With stops in Beijing, Tianjin and Shangha...
Lula tells EU chief Brazil has 'concerns' on trade deal
Jun 12, 2023 (AFP)
"Strategic partners should have a relationship of mutual trust, not mistrust and sanctions," Lula told a joint news conference with European Commission head Urs...
Blinken reschedules postponed Beijing visit for June 18
Jun 10, 2023 (AFP)
Blinken is expected to arrive in Beijing on June 18, the first trip by a top US diplomat to China since his predecessor Mike Pompeo in October 2018, US official...
China inflation stays low as growth sputters
Jun 09, 2023 (AFP)
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent on-year, from 0.1 percent in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said. The figure was in line with e...
Asian markets rise on revived hopes for a Fed rate pause
Jun 09, 2023 (AFP)
Expectations the central bank will stand pat next week -- for the first time since starting its hiking cycle last year -- have pushed equities higher for most o...
US, UK announce new economic partnership faced with China
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
On a White House visit, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak adopted an "Atlantic Declaration" with President Joe Biden, who has dashed UK hopes for a wider free trade ag...
Lawmakers blast US plans to include Hong Kong's sanctioned leader at summit
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
The Chinese finance hub is one of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade summit, which is due to be held in San Francisco in...
Markets mostly turn lower as rate hike worries return
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
Equities have enjoyed a broadly healthy run-up so far this month as recent data suggested the US economy was holding up after 10 straight rate hikes but the Fed...
China's exports fall 7.5% in May, adding to stimulus talk
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
Rising global inflation, the threat of recession elsewhere and geopolitical tensions with the United States have weakened demand for Chinese products. That resu...
Stocks mixed as China data points to more weakness
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
Reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China provided optimism for a thawing of relations between the superpowers, but with a lacklustre W...
Asian markets struggle to kick on after rally, with eyes on Fed
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
The tepid performance came after a global advance stumbled in New York and Europe on Monday, with a below-par read on US services sector activity hinting at wea...
US sanctions Chinese firms aiding Iran missile program
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
The US Treasury said the Chinese companies shipped centrifuges for producing fuels, non-ferrous metals with potential military use, electronics and gyroscopes t...
EU blacklists 9 Russians involved in sentencing of Putin critic
Jun 06, 2023 (UPI)
The nine Russians hit with asset freezes include those involved in Kara-Murza's arrest, detention, prosecution and conviction. Among those named is Oleg Sviride...
EU agrees economic weapon in face of China trade spat
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
The new weapon would allow the 27-nation bloc to impose tariffs, restrict investment and limit access to public contracts for nations seen as engaging in econom...
Blinken eyes trip to China as tensions ease
Jun 06, 2023 (AFP)
Blinken had been set to travel to China in February but canceled the trip after the United States detected and later shot down what it said was a Chinese espion...
Cash-strapped Bangladesh shuts power plant as heatwave hits
Jun 05, 2023 (AFP)
The 1,320-megawatt government-run Payra Power Plant in southern Bangladesh had already slashed production last month due to fuel shortages, but it was forced to...
China inaugurates embassy in Honduras
Jun 05, 2023 (AFP)
The ceremony was held at a hotel in the capital Tegucigalpa, as Beijing has not yet defined the building where its diplomatic mission will operate. An interim e...
Sunak lauds UK defence chief amid NATO speculation
Jun 05, 2023 (AFP)
Wallace, a former captain in the British Army, is seen as a leading contender to replace Jens Stoltenberg who will retire as NATO secretary-general in October a...
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