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China consumer prices rises slow in Sept; Fresh spending set to boost ailing economy
Oct 13, 2024 (AFP)
The slowdown comes as authorities have been seeking to boost domestic activity and shore up China's ailing property sector, with officials on Saturday announcin...
China tees up fresh spending to boost ailing economy
Oct 12, 2024 (AFP)
The plan is part of a series of actions undertaken by Beijing to draw a line under a years-long property sector crisis and chronically low consumption that has ...
Analysts warn more detail needed on new China economic measures
Oct 12, 2024 (AFP)
At a highly anticipated news conference, Beijing said it would issue special bonds to boost the capital available to banks, as well as allow local governments t...
Stock markets diverge before China weekend briefing
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
Wall Street opened mixed, with the Dow and broad-based S&P 500 rising but the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling after disappointing US inflation data lowered expectatio...
Shanghai markets sink ahead of briefing on mixed day for Asia
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
The losses came on a mixed day for Asian markets following disappointing US inflation data that further dampened expectations for another bumper interest rate c...
Investors, analysts eye bigger China stimulus at Saturday briefing
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
Authorities last month announced several stimulus policies -- from interest rate cuts to looser home-buying rules -- after struggling to reignite growth and bus...
EU chief says China must 'adapt its behaviour' to solve trade row
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
The European Council president met Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the margins of a Southeast Asian summit in Laos as Beijing and the European Union impose tit-for-...
Asian markets track Wall St record as Hong Kong, Shanghai stabilise
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
The yen sat around two-month lows after taking a hit in the wake of minutes showing Federal Reserve decision-makers were split on last month's bumper interest r...
China to end Australia lobster sanctions, ending spiky spat
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
After meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Laos, Albanese said both had agreed to a "timetable to resume full lobster trade by the end of this year". Since 2017,...
China opens $71 bn 'swap facility' to boost markets
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
Authorities last month unveiled several stimulus policies -- from interest rate cuts to relaxing home-buying rules -- after struggling since the end of Covid re...
China to lift Australia lobster ban, ending costly trade war
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing has banned or slapped retaliatory tariffs on almost $15 billion worth of Australian exports, from wine to timber, during years of soured ties with Canbe...
Hong Kong, Shanghai rally as most markets track Wall St record
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
The yen sat around two-month lows after taking a hit in the wake of minutes showing Federal Reserve decision-makers were split on last month's bumper interest r...
EU's Michel to meet Chinese PM as trade row festers
Oct 10, 2024 (AFP)
The meeting on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian regional summit in Vientiane comes days after China announced provisional tariffs on European brandy imports -...
Brazil inflation surges as drought bites
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
The monthly increase of 0.44 percent in the consumer price index is the biggest for the month of September in three years, the Brazilian Institute of Geography ...
China to outline fiscal policy as traders await action
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
The news comes after traders on the mainland and in Hong Kong were left disappointed by a news conference Tuesday in which officials failed to unveil any new st...
Chinese shares drop on stimulus upset, Asia tracks Wall St higher
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
After blockbuster performances in the wake of last month's announcements to kickstart growth, traders were left deflated Tuesday after a news conference that fe...
China says raised 'serious concerns' with US over trade curbs
Oct 08, 2024 (AFP)
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao's call with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was described by Beijing as "candid, in-depth and pragmatic". It comes sho...
Blinken hopes to strengthen U.S.-East Asian ties during Laos summits
Oct 08, 2024 (UPI)
Blinken is visiting Vientiane in the Lao People's Democratic Republic Tuesday through Friday to participate in the East Asia Summit and the U.S.-Association of ...
China holds off on fresh stimulus but 'confident' will hit growth target
Oct 08, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing has struggled to reignite business activity as officials target around five percent expansion, which analysts say is optimistic given the numerous headw...
Shanghai stocks soar to extend stimulus rally amid Asia-wide drop
Oct 08, 2024 (AFP)
Equities in Shanghai and Shenzhen opened more than 10 percent higher, extending the massive gains chalked up before the Golden Week holiday amid hopes for more ...
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