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Asian markets swing as traders eye Fed, US jobs and earnings
Jan 31, 2024 (AFP)
A key Treasury auction, US jobs figures and earnings from some of the world's biggest companies including Apple and Amazon were also in view this week. That all...
Oil rises on fresh Middle East fears, equities advance
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
The drone strike on a base in Jordan -- which came days after Yemen's Huthi group struck a vessel in the Red Sea -- ramped up tensions in the region and stoked ...
Hong Kong court orders liquidation of China's Evergrande
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
Once China's biggest real estate firm, its astronomical debt of more than $300 billion had become emblematic of a years-long crisis in the country's property ma...
China's Xi hails ties with France in face of global 'uncertainties'
Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)
Speaking in a video message to a reception in Beijing on Thursday evening, Xi said six decades of diplomatic relations had served "world peace, stability and de...
China announces fresh bailouts for ailing property sector
Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)
Troubles in the property industry have been one of the main headwinds facing the world's second-largest economy, with a government clampdown on excessive borrow...
Asian equity rally fades despite Wall St records sparked by US data
Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)
The tepid display came despite more record finishes for the Dow and S&P 500 in New York fueled by forecast-beating US growth data and news that a key inflation ...
Shanghai, Hong Kong rally on China stimulus hopes, Asian markets mixed
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
Another record close for the S&P 500 on Wall Street provided a positive lead for investors, while a string of data including on US economic growth and jobs coul...
Shanghai, Hong Kong rally on China stimulus hope, equity markets mixed
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
Another record close for the S&P 500 on Wall Street provided a positive lead for investors, while a string of data including on US economic growth and jobs coul...
China warns EU's economic image 'at stake' after new trade curbs
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
"The EU's image in the fields of economics and international trade is at stake," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, urging the EU against "taking anti...
China to cut amount banks hold in reserve to boost lending
Jan 24, 2024 (AFP)
The decision comes as the world's second-largest economy faces multiple headwinds, including a prolonged crisis in the property sector, sluggish domestic consum...
Amazon's French warehouses fined over employee surveillance
Jan 23, 2024 (AFP)
Amazon France Logistique monitored the work of employees in particular through data from scanners used by the staff to process packages, according to the agency...
Hong Kong leads most Asian markets higher on China support hopes
Jan 23, 2024 (AFP)
The surge came after another record day on Wall Street where optimism about the outlook for the US economy has taken the place of expectations for a string of i...
Poland, Ukraine leaders meet to renew diplomatic ties amid deal on trucker protests
Jan 22, 2024 (UPI)
The two leaders met in what was Tusk's first visit to Ukraine days after Poland's government negotiated a suspension of a border blockade by Polish truckers, wi...
Most Asian markets rise after Wall St record
Jan 22, 2024 (AFP)
A surge in tech titans including Apple, Amazon, Nvidia and Facebook parent Meta pushed the S&P 500 to its first new all-time high since early 2022 thanks to bet...
US again targets Yemen's Huthis in new strikes
Jan 20, 2024 (AFP)
Washington is seeking to reduce the Iran-backed Huthis' military capabilities, but the Yemeni rebels have continued their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, de...
Asian markets track Wall St higher after tech surge
Jan 19, 2024 (AFP)
US data points on inflation and jobs, and comments from central bank officials have combined with growing geopolitical tensions to drag equities in January, bri...
Asian markets fluctuate as traders recalibrate rate outlook
Jan 18, 2024 (AFP)
A lack of meaningful measures by Beijing to boost China's economy was adding to the frustration among investors, even as growth for 2023 came in at its slowest ...
Markets swing on dimming rate cut hopes, weak China outlook
Jan 18, 2024 (AFP)
A lack of meaningful measures by Beijing to boost China's economy was adding to the frustration, with growth for the world's second-largest economy in 2023 comi...
China sees one of its worst years of growth since 1990 as recovery stalls
Jan 17, 2024 (AFP)
The figures were in line with expectations and even beat Beijing's target but will likely pile fresh pressure on officials to unveil more stimulus measures to k...
Markets fall on dimming rate cut hopes, China's torpid growth
Jan 17, 2024 (AFP)
The euphoria that saw out 2023 has been erased by a string of data and comments from the US Federal Reserve suggesting a first-quarter dovish pivot was unlikely...
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