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Asian stocks mixed after lacklustre session on Wall Street
Apr 27, 2023 (AFP)
Blockbuster earnings results lifted the tech-heavy Nasdaq on Wednesday, but recession fears and concerns over the health of the banking sector dragged down the ...
Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
The South American country will be able to "program a volume of imports in yuan worth (the equivalent of) more than $1 billion from next month," Massa said at a...
Brazil, Spain want EU-South America deal by year end
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
The EU in 2019 reached a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, after 20 years of negotiations. But the deal has...
Asian stocks off to shaky start after rout on Wall Street
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
Lacklustre US consumer data and mixed earnings reports fed those fears during trading hours, with US stocks in the red the entire day. But US equities futures, ...
Hong Kong drops sharply on major losses in Chinese firms
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
It was the third straight day of losses on the Hang Seng Index, with Alibaba Group Holdings down more than three percent, internet giant Baidu down more than fo...
Hong Kong shares drop sharply on major losses in Chinese firms
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
It was the third straight day of losses on the Hang Seng Index, with Alibaba Group Holdings down more than three percent, internet giant Baidu down nearly four ...
UK's Cleverly to urge against isolating China
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
In a speech in London setting out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's foreign policy towards Beijing after a review, Cleverly will advocate constructive engagement on ...
Asian stocks mixed ahead of tech earnings results
Apr 24, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street ended slightly up on Friday after a relatively calm week as a wait-and-see mood took hold of markets ahead of earnings data from the likes of Amazon...
Signs of hope for China property market, but boom is over: analysts
Apr 23, 2023 (AFP)
The real estate industry grew at lightning speed after restrictions were eased in 1998 across China, a country where buying a home is a common prerequisite for ...
Asian markets track Wall St losses on rate, recession fears
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
The losses tracked a sell-off on Wall Street, where tech firms took a hit from bets on further monetary tightening and carmakers tumbled due to concerns about a...
Most markets track Wall St losses on rate, recession fears
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
The losses tracked a selloff on Wall Street, where tech firms took a hit from bets on further monetary tightening and carmakers tumbled due to concerns about a ...
China blasts potential US investment curbs as 'economic coercion'
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
The Biden administration is considering a programme to restrict certain US outbound investments involving specific sensitive technology with significant nationa...
Japan wants 'constructive, stable' ties with China: PM
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
Ties between the countries have soured in recent years, with Japan last December calling China the nation's "greatest strategic challenge ever", as it announced...
EU parliament approves world's most sweeping cryptocurrency rules
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
EU member states have already backed the legislation covering cryptoassets, which include cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum and other tradable token...
US seeks 'constructive and fair' economic ties with China: Yellen
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
Her speech comes as relations remain strained between the world's two biggest economies over a variety of issues, from Taiwan to trade to spying. Chinese Foreig...
HSBC urges vote against split; L'Oreal sales rise despite China blemish
Apr 19, 2023 (AFP)
It comes after Ping An on Tuesday ramped up pressure over its break-up strategy that it claims is necessary to improve performance at London-based HSBC. Respond...
Markets mixed as traders enter 'defensive mode' with eyes on Fed
Apr 19, 2023 (AFP)
More or less flat results in New York offered global investors little direction, leaving them to scrutinise mixed earnings reports for major US lenders. Not eve...
HSBC's largest shareholder outlines bank break-up strategy
Apr 18, 2023 (AFP)
In a rare public statement, Chinese insurer Ping An said HSBC was lagging behind international peers and a recent improvement in performance was tied to rising ...
China's economic growth jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped
Apr 18, 2023 (AFP)
The figures were the first snapshot since 2019 of the world's second-largest economy unencumbered by the strict health measures that helped keep the coronavirus...
Russia visit shows 'determination' to strengthen ties: Chinese minister
Apr 18, 2023 (AFP)
The visit comes after President Vladimir Putin received Chinese leader Xi Jinping last month in Moscow for a summit showing the nations' united front against th...
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