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Asian markets struggle with inflation, rates back in focus

Jan 05, 2022 (AFP)

While the new Covid variant continues to spread rapidly around the world, forcing governments to maintain containment measures, its apparently milder symptoms h...

Morocco, China ink 'Belt and Road' roadmap

Jan 05, 2022 (AFP)

The accord, a roadmap for the joint implementation of the key Chinese project, was inked by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and a senior Chinese offici...

Asian markets track Wall St surge but virus, inflation linger

Jan 04, 2022 (AFP)

While the new Covid variant is spreading like wildfire around the world, it appears to be far less severe than initially feared, raising hopes that the pandemic...

Markets get 2022 off to largely positive start in thinned trade

Jan 03, 2022 (AFP)

However, investors remain shackled by concerns about a range of issues including the fast-spreading Omicron variant, inflation, the removal of central bank stim...

Asian markets get 2022 off to mixed start in thinned trade

Jan 03, 2022 (AFP)

However, investors remain shackled by concerns about a range of issues including the fast-spreading Omicron variant, inflation, the removal of central bank stim...

China factory activity edges up in December as commodity prices ease

Dec 31, 2021 (AFP)

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key gauge of manufacturing activity -- in the world's second-biggest economy rose to 50.3, remaining above the 50-poin...

Asian markets flat in quiet holiday trade

Dec 30, 2021 (AFP)

Fears of the Omicron coronavirus variant also weighed on markets, with the United States hitting its highest-ever average of new Covid cases and the World Healt...

Leading uproar, US says new media closure hurts Hong Kong credibility

Dec 30, 2021 (AFP)

"By silencing independent media, PRC and local authorities undermine Hong Kong's credibility and viability," Blinken said, referring to the People's Republic of...

SenseTime the big winner despite flat Asian trade

Dec 30, 2021 (AFP)

Fears of the Omicron coronavirus variant are still weighing on markets, with the United States hitting its highest-ever seven-day average of new Covid cases and...

Five surprising things to know about the euro

Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)

Here are some lesser-known facts about the euro, which entered circulation 20 years ago in January. - Old habits - Hidden under mattresses, stuffed into old fur...

Asian markets mixed as investors look to uncertain 2022

Dec 29, 2021 (AFP)

Covid-19 cases have surged across the world, prompting governments to impose new measures to limit contagion while the travel industry faced thousands of flight...

Asian markets rise following strong Wall St gains

Dec 28, 2021 (AFP)

The highly mutated strain has fuelled a massive increase in cases across the globe, with countries reviving lockdowns, thousands of flights cancelled and cruise...

Global economy rebounds, but for how long?

Dec 28, 2021 (AFP)

Here is a look at the state of the global economy: - Uneven recovery - Countries have posted impressive growth figures as they clawed their way out of the depth...

Debt-crippled Evergrande vows 'full steam ahead' to deliver homes

Dec 27, 2021 (AFP)

Evergrande -- drowning in $300 billion in liabilities -- has struggled to repay bondholders and investors after becoming ensnared in Beijing's deleveraging crac...

China's Lithuania blockade hits other EU exports: commissioner

Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)

Dombrovskis told German daily Die Welt that the Commission had been able to verify Lithuanian claims about the blockade. "It causes us concern that we are incre...

Asia markets climb as Covid fears recede

Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)

Studies indicating Omicron infections are less likely to result in hospitalisation and US approval of drugs from Merck and Pfizer to add to a growing arsenal of...

Asian markets build on world rally but Omicron casts shadow

Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)

The year-and-a-half-long rally across markets has petered out in recent weeks on fears about the new Covid variant and government measures to contain it, which ...

Most Asian markets build on rally but Omicron casts shadow

Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)

The year-and-a-half-long rally across markets has petered out in recent weeks on fears about the new Covid variant and government measures to contain it, which ...

Asian markets, oil rise after sell-off but virus casts shadow

Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)

Reports that moderate Democrat senator Joe Manchin could still be willing to discuss Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill -- having delivered a blow ...

Stock markets, oil rise after sell-off but virus casts shadow

Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)

Reports that moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin could still be willing to discuss US President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill -- having de...