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Asian and European markets rise but virus, inflation fears linger
May 18, 2021 (AFP)
Traders built on a broadly positive previous day, despite a retreat on Wall Street, bringing some much-needed stability after last week's topsy-turvy performanc...
Sri Lanka's China-backed tax haven clears final hurdle
May 18, 2021 (AFP)
The largest single foreign investment in Sri Lanka is one of several massive Asian infrastructure projects funded by China as Beijing increases its regional foo...
Germany may bust budget rule again, this time for climate: minister
May 17, 2021 (AFP)
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government had been eyeing a return to its golden rule of fiscal discipline in 2023, after signing off record borrowings in 2020-2022...
China retail sales slow, raising economic recovery concerns
May 17, 2021 (AFP)
China was the first major economy to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic thanks to tight lockdowns and mass testing, with factories doing most of the heav...
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh recovery and new infections
May 17, 2021 (AFP)
Wall Street provided another strong lead after data showed US retail sales were flat last month, which helped ease traders' fears that a surge in inflation coul...
Toshiba returns to net profit, welcomes 'credible' buyout offers
May 14, 2021 (AFP)
The conglomerate -- once a shining symbol of Japan's advanced technology and economic power -- has been rocked by turbulence, facing scandals and losses before ...
Asian markets plunge as US inflation data fans rate hike fears
May 13, 2021 (AFP)
Trading floors were already awash with red this week owing to growing fears that the blockbuster global economic recovery and vast stimulus measures will see a ...
Airbnb sees massive travel rebound ahead
May 13, 2021 (AFP)
The San Francisco "sharing economy" firm reported a loss of $1.2 billion in the first quarter, due largely to one-time costs for accounting requirements, loan p...
Asian markets suffer further as inflation data looms
May 12, 2021 (AFP)
Global equities have had a torrid start to the week as traders bet that stimulus measures, the rollout of vaccines and the reopening of businesses will fan a bl...
China's factory gate prices jump as commodities rally
May 11, 2021 (AFP)
The forecast-beating jump in prices comes as global investors grow increasingly worried that the blast in economic activity expected to be caused by the easing ...
Chinese demand boosts Germany's ailing Thyssenkrupp
May 11, 2021 (AFP)
The Essen-based group, which is in the throes of a painful restructuring, is now expecting an adjusted operating profit in the "three-digit million euro range" ...
Markets tumble as inflation fears haunt trading floors
May 11, 2021 (AFP)
All eyes are on the release this week of crucial data on US retail sales and consumer prices, with expectations for a sharp rise as the world's top economy reop...
Sri Lanka gets $500m South Korean loan after Chinese bailout
May 10, 2021 (AFP)
The government said South Korea agreed to provide the loan at a concessional interest rate of 0.15 to 0.20 percent, repayable over 40 years with a 10-year grace...
G7 must invest $10 trillion for sustainable recovery: report
May 10, 2021 (AFP)
As rich countries, still reeling from a pandemic that saw global GDP drop four percent in 2020, transition from rescue to recovery, investment must flow in the ...
Asian markets rally on US outlook, iron ore at record high
May 07, 2021 (AFP)
And in a further sign that the global reflation trade is on track, iron ore prices hit an all-time high, while copper -- a yardstick of economic health -- is ju...
China's exports top forecasts, imports growth best in 10 years
May 07, 2021 (AFP)
With vaccines being rolled out around the world -- particularly in the key US market -- and economically painful lockdowns being eased, demand for China's goods...
EU-China investment deal 'not exactly a deal'
May 07, 2021 (AFP)
"I will be very honest with you, this deal was not exactly a deal," Thierry Breton, France's representative to the EU executive told the Atlantic Council think ...
China suspends economic accord with Australia
May 06, 2021 (AFP)
Relations between the two sides have collapsed into acrimony after Canberra called for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and ban...
Most Asian markets lifted by recovery optimism
May 06, 2021 (AFP)
The White House's support for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid vaccines also provided some cheer as it lifted hope for a speedier recovery in poo...
Biden says US must invest because China 'eating our lunch'
May 06, 2021 (AFP)
Speaking in deep-Republican Louisiana, Biden pitched his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal as a way to secure US preeminence on the global stage as much as ...
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