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Most Asian markets rise as traders eye US inflation
May 27, 2024 (AFP)
Sentiment took a blow last week after Federal Reserve officials warned they wanted more evidence that prices were being brought under control fuelled worries th...
Trade not N. Korea nukes on agenda for China, S. Korea, Japan talks
May 25, 2024 (AFP)
President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the South Korean capital on Monday, with a slew of bilat...
Avoid trade war with China, says France's finance minister at G7
May 24, 2024 (AFP)
As finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven world powers met for the first day of talks in northern Italy's Stresa, Le Maire told reporters...
Markets sink after US data deal blow to rate cut hopes
May 24, 2024 (AFP)
A weeks-long rally in equities has petered out in the past few days on profit-taking and as central bank officials pushed back against bets on an early reductio...
What are the costs behind Trump's economic proposals
May 23, 2024 (AFP)
As he makes another White House bid in 2024, tariff hikes -- this time on all US imports -- are again on the table. But analysts estimate the new levies could b...
Asian markets mixed ahead of Nvidia results, Fed minutes
May 22, 2024 (AFP)
Record closes for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq provided a little inspiration, even with few catalysts to drive buying, with minutes from the Federal Reserve's May pol...
Yellen says G7 to discuss Chinese overproduction
May 21, 2024 (AFP)
Chinese production in areas such as electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels "significantly exceeds global demand", Yellen said in a speech in Frankfurt. T...
Markets retreat as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike
May 21, 2024 (AFP)
Eyes are also on the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's May policy decision, hoping for some idea about officials' thinking as they considered three ...
EU to take 'targeted' approach on any illegal China subsidies
May 21, 2024 (AFP)
Brussels last year angered China after launching an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric cars with growing expectations the EU will slap on duties i...
Asian markets rise as traders cheered by China property plan
May 20, 2024 (AFP)
The announcement out of Beijing on Friday provided a much-needed boost to the country's ailing developers, many of whom are drowning in a sea of debt. The multi...
Markets rise as traders cheered by China property plan
May 20, 2024 (AFP)
The announcement out of Beijing on Friday provided a much-needed boost to the country's ailing developers, many of whom are drowning in a sea of debt. The multi...
Mexico aims to be big economic winner from US-China tensions
May 20, 2024 (AFP)
Geopolitical frictions and supply chain gridlock during the Covid pandemic have prompted a growing number of companies to move manufacturing operations to the d...
China launches anti-dumping probe into imported EU, US chemicals
May 19, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing said it would probe imports of polyoxymethylene copolymer, a thermoplastic used in everything from phones, car parts, and medical equipment. The investi...
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St, Europe retreat from records
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
All three main indexes in New York as well as London, Paris and Frankfurt turned lower Thursday, having ended at record highs the day before. The losses came as...
Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks rally on China property support
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
The move provided some hope for the world's number two economy, which has been dragged by a long-running debt crisis among major developers. However, the news w...
China industrial output picks up, retail sales slow in April
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
Industrial output rose 6.7 percent on-year last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, building on a 4.5 percent increase in March. The figure w...
Hong Kong, Shanghai stand out in Asia on China property support
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
The move provided some hope for the world's number two economy, which has been dragged by a long-running debt crisis among major developers. However, the news w...
Putin in trade push on final day of China trip
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
Putin arrived Thursday on his first trip abroad since his March re-election, meeting President Xi Jinping for talks in which the leaders framed their nations' t...
China offers to buy up commercial housing to boost property market
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
Property and construction accounts for more than a quarter of gross domestic product, but the sector has been under unprecedented strain since 2020, when author...
China 'can't have it both ways' with Russia and West: US
May 16, 2024 (AFP)
"The People's Republic of China can't have its cake and eat it too," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. "It can't have it both ways and wan...
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