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IMF lowers China 2024 growth forecast, warns property woes 'could worsen'
Oct 22, 2024 (AFP)
China's leaders are targeting annual growth of five percent this year -- a goal challenged by weak consumption and a prolonged and debilitating debt crisis in t...
New HSBC boss announces bank restructuring
Oct 22, 2024 (AFP)
The London-headquartered business will be split into four distinct parts: Hong Kong, UK, Corporate and Institutional Banking plus International Wealth and Premi...
Asian markets mixed as traders digest China rate cut
Oct 21, 2024 (AFP)
Another record day on Wall Street on Friday was unable to inspire a similar rally at the start of the week, with traders also gearing up for the latest company ...
Britain's Lammy calls for 'more diplomacy' with China
Oct 19, 2024 (AFP)
China and Britain are seeking to reset ties frayed in recent years by Beijing's security crackdown in Hong Kong and human rights concerns including in its troub...
Global markets mixed as investors weigh earnings and China GDP
Oct 18, 2024 (AFP)
In New York, all three major indices on Wall Street finished higher Friday, as a strong string of earnings results helped drive the Dow and the S&P 500 to new a...
China posts slowest growth in over a year as property woes drag
Oct 18, 2024 (AFP)
Authorities have since last month unveiled a raft of measures to kickstart sluggish consumption and address a prolonged and debilitating debt crisis in the coun...
Asian markets rise as China economy tops forecasts, gold hits record
Oct 18, 2024 (AFP)
Investors have been clamouring for Beijing to deliver more concrete plans for the country's stuttering economy since last month's slew of stimulus announcements...
Beijing workers unconvinced of economic recovery
Oct 18, 2024 (AFP)
The 4.6 percent expansion in July-September is the latest evidence that the country's post-pandemic recovery continues to sputter, as it suffers from sluggish c...
World Bank president focused on job creation ahead of annual meetings
Oct 18, 2024 (AFP)
Ajay Banga spoke to AFP at the development lender's headquarters in Washington ahead of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Ban...
Asian markets rally but China's latest stimulus leaves traders wanting
Oct 17, 2024 (AFP)
Hong Kong and Shanghai finished the morning session on a positive note after China's housing minister outlined a fresh batch of measures in the latest bid to co...
IMF chief calls for unity on shared challenges in 'deeply troubled times'
Oct 17, 2024 (AFP)
Kristalina Georgieva, who has just started her second five-year term as the International Monetary Fund's managing director, spoke ahead of the Fund and the Wor...
Markets mixed as China's latest stimulus leaves traders wanting
Oct 17, 2024 (AFP)
China's housing minister outlined a fresh batch of measures in the latest bid to convince traders the government was getting a handle on a painful real-estate c...
'Deeply misguided' to wall US off with tariffs: Yellen
Oct 17, 2024 (AFP)
Her prepared remarks, to be delivered in New York, come as Trump vows to impose across-the-board levies on US imports, with a particularly high tariff level on ...
Markets struggle after Wall Street losses as tech fears weigh
Oct 16, 2024 (AFP)
Traders were keeping tabs on China after Beijing said its housing minister would hold a briefing with central bank and finance ministry officials on Thursday, r...
China set to post slowest quarterly growth this year: analysts
Oct 16, 2024 (AFP)
Officials have in recent weeks unveiled a string of measures to reignite the world's number-two economy and bring an end to years of depressed business activity...
Asian markets track Wall Street losses on worries over tech rally
Oct 16, 2024 (AFP)
Traders were keeping tabs on China after Beijing said its housing minister would hold a briefing with central bank and finance ministry officials on Thursday, r...
Panama Canal crossings down 29 percent due to drought
Oct 16, 2024 (AFP)
The volume of cargo shipped through the canal, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, was down by 17 percent in a year to 423 million tons, the canal auth...
Oil prices drop on easing fears over Middle East, most markets rise
Oct 15, 2024 (AFP)
The sell-off came as the commodity is hit by worries about China's economic outlook after Beijing failed to announce any new stimulus at a weekend briefing, nor...
Shanghai stocks swing after stimulus briefing as most of Asia rises
Oct 14, 2024 (AFP)
While a much-anticipated briefing on Saturday failed to deliver a hoped-for overall figure on stimulus, Lan Fo'an did set out plans to boost the beleaguered pro...
Vietnam, China to expand rail links, cross-border payments
Oct 13, 2024 (AFP)
The signings followed a meeting between Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang. They agreed to work on a technical plan...
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