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European and Wall Street stocks mostly up despite US-China tensions
Aug 17, 2020 (AFP)
The Nasdaq jumped 1.0 percent to another fresh record, leading the major US indices, including the Dow, which closed lower. Earlier, bourses in London, Paris an...
US-China trade talks set for Saturday postponed: media
Aug 14, 2020 (AFP)
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reportedly were scheduled to hold a video conference with China's Vice Premier L...
China's domestic spending sluggish as economy recovers from virus
Aug 14, 2020 (AFP)
Retail sales -- a key indication of consumer sentiment -- shrank by 1.1 percent on-year, falling short of forecasts and suggesting many are still reticent about...
Equities mixed as US stimulus talks drag, UK reimposes quarantine
Aug 14, 2020 (AFP)
Hopes that Democrats and Republicans would cast aside their mutual animosity to stump up much-needed cash for struggling Americans have been key to supporting e...
US, China to discuss trade deal amid COVID-19 disruption
Aug 14, 2020 (AFP)
Washington and Beijing's January deal represented a partial truce in their months-long trade war, and obligated Beijing to import an additional $200 billion in ...
Trump says Hong Kong can 'never succeed' under China control
Aug 13, 2020 (AFP)
"Hong Kong can never succeed having China as opposed to the thousands of geniuses that ran it, having China run it," Trump told Fox Business news. "The Hong Kon...
Asia markets mostly up after US rally, stimulus woe tempers hope
Aug 13, 2020 (AFP)
All three main indexes in New York saw more sharp gains fuelled by optimism over the US economic recovery following a forecast-busting jump in inflation that in...
Asian markets extend gains with eyes on trade talks, stimulus
Aug 11, 2020 (AFP)
There was also some relief that China did not include any members of Donald Trump's administration in a group of 11 Americans hit with sanctions in retaliation ...
Hong Kong imports to be labelled 'Made in China': US customs
Aug 11, 2020 (AFP)
Last month, President Donald Trump retaliated to Beijing's imposition of a tough new security law in Hong Kong by removing special trading privileges for the fi...
Tech titans say Trump block on worker visas harms US
Aug 10, 2020 (AFP)
The brief was filed in federal court Monday in support of a suit by the US Chamber of Commerce and trade groups against a proclamation issued by Trump in June h...
China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for US move
Aug 10, 2020 (AFP)
Washington last week accused 11 officials of suppressing "freedom and democratic processes" in Hong Kong, including city leader Carrie Lam, and announced plans ...
Most Asia markets rise but trade talks, stimulus cause worry
Aug 10, 2020 (AFP)
Adding to uncertainty was US lawmakers' inability to find common ground on a much-needed, new stimulus for the world's top economy, with executive orders signed...
China inflation edges up on the back of food prices
Aug 10, 2020 (AFP)
The consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of retail inflation, had been pushed up over the past year by livestock prices after China's pig herds were ravaged ...
Despite agreement, China purchase of US agriculture lags
Aug 09, 2020 (AFP)
As President Donald Trump readies for a tough reelection battle in November, US media reported the two sides are set to meet beginning August 15 to discuss the ...
US slaps sanctions on Hong Kong leader in new offensive on China
Aug 08, 2020 (AFP)
In the toughest US action on Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a security clampdown on the territory, the Treasury Department said it was freezing US assets of Ch...
China-US ties plunge further over Hong Kong sanctions
Aug 08, 2020 (AFP)
In the toughest US action on Hong Kong since China imposed a sweeping new security law on the territory, Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on a group of Ch...
China exports see unexpected spike in July, imports down
Aug 07, 2020 (AFP)
The readings, however, showed an unexpected fall in imports, highlighting the battle leaders have in stoking domestic demand as a key driver of national growth....
Asia markets hit by China-US tensions, stimulus wrangling
Aug 07, 2020 (AFP)
China-US tensions were back on traders' minds after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring US residents from doing any business with the Ch...
Global stocks mixed as US-China tensions rise, Washington deal elusive
Aug 07, 2020 (AFP)
The monthly US non-farm payrolls market report had been eagerly awaited as the first important indication of how a recent surge in infections that has sparked a...
California sues Uber, Lyft for driver wage theft
Aug 06, 2020 (AFP)
Classifying their drivers as independent contractors "has deprived these workers of a host of legal protections in violation of California labor law," the offic...
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