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Markets largely rise as traders prepare for US jobs data
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
The labour report comes at the end of a week that has seen traders cheered by figures indicating the world's top economy is showing signs of softening, easing p...
In Argentina, voters toy with ditching pesos for dollars
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
The US dollar has long been a refuge for Argentines from pesos which lose value faster than they can spend them. Citizens bypass strict currency controls to buy...
Markets mostly down ahead of key US inflation report
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
New York traders cheered news that fewer jobs were created in the US private sector and second-quarter growth was less than initially thought, suggesting the ec...
China's Xi to skip G20 summit, EU official says
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
"My last information... was that Xi didn't intend to travel, it would be the prime minister," the official told reporters in Brussels ahead of the September 9-1...
China factory activity contracts for fifth straight month in August
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
The reading is the latest to indicate the nation's post-Covid recovery is running off the tracks owing to a decline in overseas demand as well as a drop-off in ...
Nicaragua to export tariff-free to China from 2024
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
The agreement, signed Wednesday, will enter into force in January, trade minister Jesus Bermudez told reporters. "We believe that the negotiation of the treaty ...
Chinese developer Country Garden faces crunch vote on debt repayment
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
One of China's biggest builders, the firm has racked up debts of more than $150 billion and this week reported a record 48.9 billion yuan ($6.7 billion) loss fo...
Equities extend gains on US jobs data, China hopes
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
The mood was brightened by a report that China's biggest state-backed banks would slash rates on mortgages and deposits as part of a drive to support the countr...
US seeking more 'predictable' business environment in China: Raimondo
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking with Shanghai Communist Party chief Chen Jining on day four of a bridge-building trip to China, Raimondo said a "stable economic relationship is good f...
US says its firms could deem Chinese business environment 'too risky'
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking on her fourth day in China and after several rounds of talks with officials as well as with US firms, Raimondo said she had raised "tough issues" with ...
US says seeking more 'predictable' business environment in China
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking with Shanghai Communist Party chief Chen Jining on day four of a bridge-building trip to China, Raimondo said a "stable economic relationship is good f...
Chinese investments in Brazil fell 78% in 2022
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
Brazil, which received more investment from China than any country in the world in 2021 -- $5.9 billion -- saw the Asian giant's investments in its economy fall...
Markets build on global rally ahead of key US data
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
Hong Kong and Shanghai enjoyed big gains following fresh promises of help for China's economy, but worries about the outlook continue to dampen sentiment, with ...
IMF chief to visit China on Wednesday
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
"During August 30 to September 3, the Managing Director will be visiting China to engage in bilateral discussions with China's senior leadership team," the IMF ...
China warns US trade curbs threaten global supply chains
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
In a readout of Monday talks in Beijing between the Chinese commerce minister and his US counterpart Gina Raimondo, state news agency Xinhua said Wang Wentao ha...
China warns US against 'disastrous' trade curbs
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is currently on a four-day bridge-building visit to China aimed at better managing tensions between the world's two largest ...
UK foreign secretary to visit China on Wednesday: Beijing
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
During the Wednesday visit "the two sides will have in-depth communication on China-UK relations and on international and regional issues of shared concern", mi...
Powell comments rally markets, China cuts duty taxes; Raimondo meets Beijing counterpart
Aug 28, 2023 (AFP)
In a much-anticipated speech Friday, the US central bank boss left the door open to more tightening but repeated his pledge that decision-making would be data-d...
Stable US-China ties 'profoundly important': Raimondo
Aug 28, 2023 (AFP)
Her visit is the latest in a series of high-level trips to China by US officials in recent months as Washington works to cool trade tensions with Beijing. The t...
US, China to set up commercial issues working group
Aug 28, 2023 (AFP)
Washington's Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo reached the agreement with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, during the latest in a series of high-lev...
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