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Tough France-US talks on industrial subsidies: senator
Nov 29, 2022 (AFP)
Coons, a Democratic senator for Delaware and leader of the Congressional French Caucus, talked to AFP about the French president's visit and goals. Q: President...
EU chief heads to China amid protest crackdown
Nov 29, 2022 (AFP)
Earlier in the day, China's top security body, the ruling Communist Party's Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, had called for a "crackdown" on the ...
Stocks, crude rise as China fears give way to Covid easing hopes
Nov 29, 2022 (AFP)
The gains were led by a rally in Hong Kong and Shanghai, with property firms enjoying a much-needed surge on the back of moves to ease funding restrictions on t...
IMF may lower China growth forecasts as factory activity contracts in Covid's wake
Nov 29, 2022 (AFP)
"There is indeed the possibility that, in this time of very high uncertainty, we might have to revise these projections down," Georgieva said, referring to the ...
HSBC bank sells Canadian ops for over US$10 bn
Nov 29, 2022 (AFP)
The large sale comes after UK-listed HSBC faced calls from biggest shareholder Ping An Insurance Group to cut costs and shift more resources to Asia. HSBC added...
Asian markets, crude drop on China unrest
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
Hundreds of people took to the streets at the weekend in the country's biggest demonstrations since pro-democracy rallies in 1989 were crushed. A deadly fire in...
Equities and crude drop as China hit by protests
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
Hundreds of people took to the streets at the weekend in the country's biggest demonstrations since pro-democracy rallies in 1989 were crushed. A deadly fire in...
China Covid lockdowns shut delivery workers out of their homes
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
Officials in the Chinese capital have doubled down on the country's hallmark zero-Covid policy in recent weeks, one of an array of cities to impose sweeping shu...
Debt-hit developer China Evergrande sells land for $1 bn
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
The real estate behemoth has been involved in restructuring negotiations after racking up $300 billion in liabilities following Beijing's crackdown on excessive...
Macau casino giants win licence renewals, Malaysia's Genting loses bid
Nov 26, 2022 (AFP)
The former Portuguese colony is the only territory in China where casinos are allowed, and it issues just six operating concessions for a multi-billion-dollar i...
Stocks mixed as China Covid spike offsets rosier US rate outlook
Nov 25, 2022 (AFP)
Trading was light after the Thanksgiving day break in the United States with few catalysts to drive action on trading floors and investors looking ahead to econ...
Asian markets mixed as easing Fed fears tempered by China Covid
Nov 25, 2022 (AFP)
With Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving break, trading was light with few catalysts to drive action on trading floors and investors now looking ahead to th...
China orders banks to hold less cash to shore up ailing economy
Nov 25, 2022 (AFP)
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it would lower its reserve requirement ratio by 0.25 percentage points from December 5, bringing the weighted average rat...
EU chief Michel to head to China for Xi meeting
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
The president of the European Council, who represents EU leaders, has sought talks with Xi for months and was able to secure a date at last week's G20 summit, t...
Stocks rise, dollar slips as Fed signals softer rate hike pace
Nov 24, 2022 (AFP)
The news provided traders with a cushion against concerns about surging Covid-19 cases in China that have fanned speculation authorities will revert to lockdown...
'But you're a woman': Iraqi furniture-maker carves up stereotypes
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
"At the start, relatives criticised me," said the 29-year-old carpenter and furniture-maker, who is also a mother of four. "They would say: 'But you're a woman....
Beijing urges Chinese banks to offer more real estate loans
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
The move represents a relative reversal for Beijing, which since 2020 has sought to curb debt in the sector by tightening credit -- a strategy that has financia...
Markets rise on rate hopes but China Covid casts shadow
Nov 23, 2022 (AFP)
Wall Street enjoyed a timely rally thanks to healthy retailer earnings and ahead of the holiday shopping season that starts this week, amid signs US consumers -...
Asian markets mixed as China Covid worries grow
Nov 22, 2022 (AFP)
After starting November with a rally thanks to easing inflation concerns and signs China was edging towards a looser approach to the disease, the optimism has b...
European, US stocks up despite China Covid fears
Nov 22, 2022 (AFP)
London, Paris and Frankfurt closed in the green while Wall Street was also up even as worries grew over the economic fallout of Beijing's efforts to contain ris...
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