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Asian markets track Wall St losses as traders pause after rally
Dec 21, 2023 (AFP)
A stream of data in recent weeks has shown inflation continues to slow and the jobs market is softening, while other economic indicators suggest the central ban...
Markets mixed after Wall St losses as Fed rate rally pauses
Dec 21, 2023 (AFP)
A stream of data in recent weeks has shown inflation continues to slow and the jobs market is softening, while other economic indicators suggest the central ban...
EU strikes budget reform deal after two-year wrangle
Dec 20, 2023 (AFP)
Finance ministers from the 27 members met by video link to hammer out the agreement -- after their French and German colleagues got together in Paris on Tuesday...
Markets track another Wall St record on rate hopes
Dec 20, 2023 (AFP)
The advances come even as central bank officials try to push back against expectations, which have set markets up for a healthy end-of-year rally. The next key ...
Asian markets track another Wall St record on rate hopes
Dec 20, 2023 (AFP)
The advances come even as central bank officials try to push back against expectations, which have set markets up for a healthy end-of-year rally. The next key ...
Asian markets mixed as Fed officials push back on rate cut bets
Dec 19, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street extended its seemingly relentless advance, fuelled by the US central bank's dovish pivot last week, but investors in Asia were a little more reticen...
Stocks mostly up as Fed tries to temper rate cut expectations
Dec 19, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street extended its seemingly relentless advance, fuelled by the US central bank's dovish pivot last week, and while investors in Asia were a little more r...
Panama says its canal produced record revenue despite drought
Dec 19, 2023 (AFP)
About six percent of global maritime trade passes through the canal each year, and the Panama Canal Authority earns money from tolls and services rendered to sh...
Dissident Jimmy Lai trial 'undermines confidence' in Hong Kong: EU
Dec 18, 2023 (AFP)
"The European Union deplores the charges brought against him and journalists from Apple Daily and is monitoring the trial closely," a spokesman for the EU's top...
Asian markets mostly down as Fed rate-cut rally fades
Dec 18, 2023 (AFP)
Investors are also keeping tabs on the Bank of Japan's meeting this week, though recent speculation that it will shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy...
Yellen urges China to shift from unfair state-driven economic policy
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
"Too strong a role for state-owned enterprises can choke growth, and an excessive role for the security apparatus can dissuade investment," she added, speaking ...
Chinese social media users warned against economic 'pessimism'
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
China's economy is battling headwinds on multiple fronts and Beijing's leadership said this month its recovery was confronting "difficulties and challenges". Se...
Xi says Chinese modernisation will benefit US firms
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
The letter was read out at a gala dinner in Washington during which US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused Beijing of "unfair economic practices". US compan...
China retail sales rise in November but miss forecasts
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
The 10.1 percent on-year increase was short of the 12.5 percent forecast in a survey of analysts by Bloomberg, even compared with a low base from last year when...
Hong Kong stock exchange to appoint first woman CEO
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
Current CEO Nicolas Aguzin oversaw some of the most challenging years for the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) as fresh listings dried up and pro...
Asian markets track Wall St to extend Fed-fuelled rally
Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)
The bank's more-dovish-than-expected pivot at this week's policy meeting has set up equities for a Santa rally, with a string of data suggesting inflation in th...
Beijing metro accident injures 30
Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)
The Chinese capital -- where such incidents are rare -- has been hit by snowstorms in recent days, although the cause of the accident was not immediately clear....
Stocks track record day on Wall St, dollar extends losses
Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)
The surge across the region tracked a record-breaking day on Wall Street, where traders cheered a much-sought-after dovish pivot from the central bank as US inf...
Asian markets mixed after US inflation data as Fed decision looms
Dec 13, 2023 (AFP)
All three indexes on Wall Street ended positively -- with the S&P 500 at a near three-year high -- following news that consumer prices slowed marginally last mo...
IMF resumes Sri Lanka bailout after China's debt deal
Dec 13, 2023 (AFP)
The IMF said its board had completed the first review of Sri Lanka's rescue package known as the Extended Fund facility (EFF) and released the second tranche of...
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