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Crunch time for EU-Mercosur deal at Rio summit
Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)
The presidents of the Mercosur countries -- Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay -- will gather Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, with the clock ticking down on pr...
Gold strikes record on rate cut bets but equities struggle
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
However, equity markets struggled to build on a positive lead from Wall Street, with attention now turning to key US jobs figures due at the end of the week. Be...
China's Evergrande liquidation case adjourned until January: HK court
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
Once China's biggest real estate developer, Evergrande has reported more than $300 billion in liabilities and its troubles have become a symbol of the nation's ...
PwC to set up blocks preventing exam cheating after $7 mn fine
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) imposed the penalty on the China and Hong Kong offices of the "Big Four" auditing company on Thursday. Mor...
Belarus, China hail deepening ties in Beijing talks
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Russia, arrived in China on Sunday for a visit expected to last at least two days. Lukashenko last came to China in February, a tr...
US Commerce chief warns against China 'threat'
Dec 02, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking at an annual national defense forum in Simi Valley, California, Raimondo called Beijing "the biggest threat we've ever had" and stressed "China is not ...
Asian markets struggle even as US data fuels rate cut talk
Dec 01, 2023 (AFP)
There was little desire to jump back in the ring at the start of a new month after a tough week in the region saw some of the gains enjoyed over the previous th...
US audit inspectors unveil $7.9mn fines on China-based firms
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
These included PwC affiliates in Hong Kong and China, alongside a Chinese audit company. The $7.9 million in penalties unveiled by the Public Company Accounting...
Markets rise ahead of US inflation, but rate cut hopes build
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
Observers say signs the world's top economy is feeling the effect of long-running monetary tightening has given the bank room to take a more dovish approach to ...
China's top diplomat to visit Vietnam: foreign ministry
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
On the invitation of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Wang will go to Vietnam from December 1 to 2, Beijing said. He will chair the 15th meeting...
China factory activity shrinks for second straight month
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
The manufacturing purchasing managers' index -- a key measure of factory output -- dipped to 49.4, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The figure was slight...
Dollar weakens further as rate cut bets build, but equities mixed
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
However, equity markets were mixed following another tepid performance on Wall Street, with focus on the release of the central bank's favoured gauge of prices ...
Climate change already reducing global GDP: report
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The report by the University of Delaware estimated that impacts from human-caused climate change cut 6.3 percent from global economic output last year, when wei...
Markets mixed as traders await US data, Fed speakers
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
A string of indicators in recent months pointing to a slowing economy -- as well as a below-forecast rise in consumer prices -- have fuelled optimism that the U...
Xi says China must protect foreign firms' rights, intellectual property
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
US and European firms in China have said that doing business is harder than ever as geopolitics, an anti-espionage law, raids on multinationals and favourable t...
EU-NZ trade pact gets Brussels' final green light
Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)
The European Council, representing the EU's 27 member countries, said it adopted the New Zealand pact, setting it up come into force "probably in early 2024" on...
China opens probe into indebted asset management firm
Nov 26, 2023 (AFP)
Police in Beijing, where the group is headquartered, said late Saturday they had opened an investigation into unspecified "alleged offences", adding that they h...
Markets struggle as rally sputters, China property sector in focus
Nov 24, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street was closed for the Thanksgiving break, meaning investors were given few catalysts to drive buying, while oil was in focus after OPEC's decision to d...
German union calls on Amazon workers to strike on 'Black Friday'
Nov 24, 2023 (AFP)
The industrial action began in the night to Friday, and affects five out of Amazon's 20 logistic sites in Germany including Leipzig, Rheinberg, and Dortmund. Am...
Oil drops further after OPEC delay with Asian stocks mixed
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
Both main crude contracts slipped on news that the much-anticipated gathering of the major producers -- combining OPEC and 10 allies -- would be put back by fou...
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