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China's chides 'protectionist' Europe as Macron and Scholz call for re-balancing trade
Apr 12, 2024 (AFP)
"We can't understand how the European Commission on the one hand carries the flag for green sustainable development and on the other hand undertakes protectioni...
Italy to strengthen China trade despite Belt and Road exit
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
"Our relations with China are positive, even if we are competitors and our positions diverge on certain issues," he told reporters in the northern city of Veron...
German's finance minister rejects joint EU borrowing push
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
Faced with Russia's war on Ukraine, there have been growing calls for the 27-nation EU to pool its economic might to help revamp its defence industries. Propone...
China consumer prices rise at slower rate in March
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
The consumer price index (CPI) last month edged up by 0.1 percent year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), below the 0.4 percent gain...
Germany's Scholz between tough talk and trade on China trip
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
With the economies of both China and Germany currently underperforming on the world stage, Scholz will travel with a bumper delegation of ministers and business...
Asia tracks Wall St losses as US data deals blow to rate cut hopes
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
The losses tracked a sell-off on Wall Street and saw the dollar strike a 34-year high against the yen, fuelling speculation Japanese authorities will step in to...
President Joe Biden hosts trilateral summit with Philippines, Japanese leaders
Apr 11, 2024 (UPI)
The summit is a strong message of unity as China grows more aggressive in asserting power in the South China Sea. According to senior administration officials d...
German group mulls remote-controlled ships to fix skipper shortage
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
HGK Shipping, based in the German port of Duisburg, is testing remote navigation from a control centre on land. Driverless vessels are "the only solution to sur...
Biden welcomes Japan PM for state visit with eye on China
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
A gala dinner and Rose Garden press conference are on the menu for the formal part of the visit on Wednesday, in a sign of the value Washington places on an inc...
Fitch downgrades China sovereign credit outlook on debt fears
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
Chinese officials have struggled for months to kickstart economic growth as they battle a range of headwinds, particularly a prolonged property sector crisis th...
Most markets rise as traders jockey ahead of US inflation data
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
While markets reacted positively to last week's blockbuster jobs report, which pointed to a still-strong economy, there is a nervousness on trading floors that ...
Fitch downgrades China sovereign credit outlook to negative
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
The "outlook revision reflects increasing risks to China's public finance outlook as the country contends with more uncertain economic prospects", it said in a ...
Most Asian markets rise as traders jockey ahead of US inflation
Apr 10, 2024 (AFP)
While markets reacted positively to last week's blockbuster jobs report, which pointed to a still-strong economy, there is a nervousness on trading floors that ...
Most Asian markets gain as 'critical' US inflation data looms
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
With consumer prices picking up in January and February, the jobs market still strong and the economy in rude health, traders have regularly tweaked their forec...
HSBC sells Argentina division for $550 million
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
"This transaction is another important step in the execution of our strategy and enables us to focus our resources on higher value opportunities across our inte...
Top Swiss party demands Council of Europe pullout after climate ruling
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
The hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP) slammed the verdict, calling the decision by the European Court of Human Rights "scandalous". "Switzerland must withdr...
China to 'strengthen strategic cooperation' with Russia as Lavrov visits
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
Lavrov arrived in China for a two-day official visit on Monday, with the two countries looking to deepen diplomatic ties as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on. R...
Reform or barriers: What next after Yellen's China visit
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
Washington and others are worried that overcapacity, fuelled by Chinese government support, could unleash a surge of Chinese exports at artificially low prices,...
Asian markets mostly rise as traders weigh rates outlook
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
Wall Street's three main indexes rallied Friday on news that 303,000 jobs were created in the United States in March, with investors focusing on the positives f...
China pushes back at US overcapacity concerns as Yellen wraps visit
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
During the visit by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Chinese officials have sounded a positive note that ties between the two countries are on more stable footi...
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