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China's December factory activity slows, recovery on track
Dec 31, 2020 (AFP)
While the rest of the world has struggled to overcome the deadly virus, China has bounced back from a rare contraction in the first three months of the year and...
Sterling extends gains, markets mixed as traders see out 2020
Dec 31, 2020 (AFP)
While the world economy has been devastated by the coronavirus and lockdowns it has caused, markets have enjoyed a broadly healthy year thanks to governments an...
Europe and China end pandemic-hit year with investment deal
Dec 30, 2020 (AFP)
The pact is seen as a boost for investment flows for both sides in a pandemic-hit global economy and a key political win for China ahead of US president-elect J...
EU to get China investment deal despite rights worries
Dec 29, 2020 (AFP)
EU and Chinese leaders are expected to strike an accord in principle on the pact, which Brussels hopes will open up lucrative business opportunities, on Wednesd...
Iran warns Israel not to cross Gulf 'red lines'
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed the Islamic republic would defend itself against any American military "adventure" in the runup to the Jan...
China orders Ant Group to return to online payment roots
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
China's central bank summoned Ant executives over the weekend and demanded the company "strictly rectify" its lending, insurance and wealth management services,...
Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban
Dec 27, 2020 (AFP)
Australia's rock lobster exports are worth half a billion US dollars a year -- and in normal times, 94 percent of them go to China. But all that changed a few w...
European businesses hopeful of China-EU investment deal
Dec 26, 2020 (AFP)
The China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment has been in the works for seven years, and is expected to pave the way for European businesses to invest in f...
Channel logjam eases for truckers blocked in Britain
Dec 25, 2020 (AFP)
"Yesterday, we had 1,000 lorries cross over from Dover. As of 10:00 am (0900 GMT) we already had 550 lorries from Britain," Benoit Rochet, head of the Calais po...
Sterling, equities rise as Brexit talks reach endgame
Dec 24, 2020 (AFP)
After months of painful, stuttering talks, London and Brussels appeared on the verge of signing an agreement as they eventually found common ground on key stick...
Asian markets bounce but Trump throws stimulus grenade
Dec 23, 2020 (AFP)
Equities and oil prices have taken a hit recently as virus cases surged across the planet and a new more transmissible strain was reported in the UK, forcing go...
China says to take measures against US visa restrictions
Dec 22, 2020 (AFP)
The US has toughened entry rules for Chinese officials and students in recent months as part of its campaign against Beijing, which has in recent years become i...
Asian markets fall further as new strain clouds near-term outlook
Dec 22, 2020 (AFP)
The mutated virus, which is said to be 70 percent more transmissible, has forced numerous countries around the world to shut their borders to the UK and has ove...
Stocks, pound, oil sink as virus surge trumps stimulus deal
Dec 21, 2020 (AFP)
Oil prices also sank as the new containment measures hammered expectations for travel over the Christmas period, with the discovery of a mutated and more infect...
China introduces security review rules for foreign investors
Dec 19, 2020 (AFP)
Under the new rules, overseas investment in Chinese industries related to the military will automatically be reviewed. But forays into agriculture, energy, tran...
EU, China push to seal investment deal by end of year
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
The two economic powerhouses are keen to tie up the landmark pact -- which would allow greater access to their lucrative markets -- before the end of the year. ...
China says economic recovery 'not yet solid' after pandemic
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
The country suffered its first contraction in decades this year in the wake of a public health crisis that prompted drastic lockdowns in Wuhan -- the central in...
Asian markets slip as dealers track stimulus progress
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
After last month's surge across equity markets, traders in December have been unable to kick on as vaccine optimism and signs of a breakthrough in Washington, a...
Amazon girds for challenge in warehouse union drive
Dec 17, 2020 (AFP)
The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday it found "sufficient showing" to allow for a vote among workers at the Amazon distribution center in Bessemer, ...
Asia markets rise on vaccines, signs of US stimulus progress
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
After months of stuttering talks between lawmakers in Washington, there appear to be signs of progress on a new rescue package for the world's top economy as th...
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