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Asian stocks up after Wall Street dip on China's Covid-bruised data
May 17, 2022 (AFP)
China has persisted in its strict zero-Covid policy to stamp out an Omicron-fuelled wave, ordering lockdowns in various cities and shuttering factories and port...
China's retail sales slump as lockdowns cause chaos
May 16, 2022 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has persisted with strict virus measures, choking up global supply chains as dozens of Chinese cities -- including key busine...
China's retail sales lowest in two years from Covid damage
May 16, 2022 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has persisted with strict virus measures, choking up global supply chains as dozens of Chinese cities -- including key busine...
Marathon week of WTO talks aim to net fisheries deal
May 16, 2022 (AFP)
"The negotiations are at a very critical juncture," WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stressed in a statement, after nearly 200 environmental groups handed her a le...
US rate hikes strain Hong Kong's virus-weakened economy
May 15, 2022 (AFP)
Hong Kong has pegged its currency to the US dollar since 1983, which has helped the city weather economic storms such as the 1997 Asian financial crisis and und...
Asian stocks down as inflation fears churn markets
May 12, 2022 (AFP)
Stocks have been volatile for much of 2022, fuelled by China's Covid-19 lockdowns, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and surging inflation that has dampened consume...
China-backed projects testament to Sri Lanka's mismanagement
May 10, 2022 (AFP)
The South Asian island nation borrowed heavily to plug years of budget shortfalls and trade deficits, but squandered huge sums on ill-considered infrastructure ...
China's April exports slump to lowest in two years as virus bites
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
The data shows the extent of growing damage to the world's second largest economy as millions are confined to their homes -- particularly in key business hub Sh...
Western multinationals congratulate Hong Kong's new leader
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
Lee, 64, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday in a near una...
Asian stocks tumble on global anxieties over inflation
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have taken a beating over a series of crises including surging inflation, rising interest rates, China's economic slowdown and the war in Ukraine...
Xi warms up China's economy, but virus narrows options
May 08, 2022 (AFP)
Two and a half years since the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan, China is the last major economy still closed off to the world, despite its relatively low dea...
Fears mount for China's economy as leaders dig in on zero-Covid
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
Leaders have taken a hardline approach to stamping out virus outbreaks, locking down Shanghai -- the country's economic dynamo and biggest city -- and slowly re...
China lockdowns weigh on Adidas's first-quarter profit
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
The group's net profit from its continuing operations fell to 310 million euros ($326 million), from 502 million euros in the same quarter last year. The setbac...
Asian, European markets track Wall St rout as pound falls further
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have been battered this year by a series of crises including surging inflation, rising interest rates, China's economic slowdown and the war in U...
Asian markets tumble on Wall street rout, pound slumps
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have been battered this year by a series of crises including surging inflation, rising interest rates, China's economic slowdown and the war in U...
China troubles mar Adidas's first-quarter result
May 06, 2022 (AFP)
The group's net profit from its continuing operations fell to 310 million euros ($326 million), from 502 million euros in the same quarter last year. The fall c...
Asian markets rise as Fed eases fears over huge rate hike
May 05, 2022 (AFP)
US central bank officials announced an expected half-point lift in borrowing costs -- the biggest since 2000 -- as part of its battle to rein in inflation, whil...
China's Covid rules batter business confidence: EU Chamber
May 05, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing remains wedded to its strategy of stamping out coronavirus clusters with lockdowns and mass testing, even as the fast-spreading Omicron variant makes th...
Asian markets drift ahead of key Fed rate decision
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
With inflation showing little sign of easing from its 40-year highs, the US central bank has set itself on a hawkish course of tightening this year, sending shi...
Asian markets drop ahead of key Fed rate decision
May 04, 2022 (AFP)
With inflation showing little sign of easing from its 40-year highs, the US central bank has set itself on a hawkish course of tightening this year, sending shi...
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