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Equities sink after Fed's sober outlook, second wave fears
Jun 11, 2020 (AFP)
Markets worldwide have been rallying for several weeks as lockdown measures are eased in key regions, and after governments and central banks pledged trillions ...
US-China trade deal 'impacted' by coronavirus
Jun 11, 2020 (AFP)
US-China tensions have been rising this year since the signing of a partial trade deal in January, with officials swapping barbs over the origin of the pandemic...
China's factory goods prices slump on virus shock
Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, deepened its contraction last month, shrinking 3.7 percent on-year. Analys...
Most Asian markets rise, focus turns to Fed meeting
Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)
While the World Health Organization said a record number of new cases were recorded globally on Monday -- with Latin America, India and Russia heavily affected ...
EU told China it won't launch 'cold war'
Jun 10, 2020 (AFP)
Brussels says China and Russia have sought to undermine European democracy and burnish their own reputations during the pandemic with "targeted influence operat...
China imports plunge, exports fall on virus hit to global growth
Jun 07, 2020 (AFP)
With consumer demand muted and key overseas markets suffering downturns, imports saw their sharpest on-year fall in over four years, even as the country worked ...
Trump threatens EU, China tariffs over lobster duties
Jun 05, 2020 (AFP)
At a meeting with fisheries representatives in Bangor, Maine, Trump instructed his hawkish trade advisor Peter Navarro to look into punitive tariffs on EU cars ...
China says US trade sanctions on Hong Kong violate WTO rules
Jun 04, 2020 (AFP)
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US will revoke special trading privileges granted to Hong Kong, after Beijing moved to tighten its grip on the ...
Adidas sees green shoots in China after virus shock
Jun 04, 2020 (AFP)
China is "the company's first major market on the road to recovery," Adidas said in a statement, saying April-June sales should reach roughly the same level as ...
Lawsuit says Amazon failed to protect warehouse staff from virus
Jun 04, 2020 (AFP)
The complaint filed Wednesday in federal court said the "relentless pace of work at Amazon facilities" led to hazardous conditions and that company policies "di...
Recovery hope fires fresh rally in equities but concerns remain
Jun 03, 2020 (AFP)
The upbeat mood, and hopes for an extension to a massive output cut agreement, helped oil markets continue their rally, with Brent breaking the $40 mark for the...
Equities extend gains on hopes virus crisis is easing
Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)
Donald Trump's decision not to impose strict sanctions on Beijing over its Hong Kong security law allowed investors to get June off to a healthy start, while a ...
Asian markets extend gains on hopes virus crisis is easing
Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)
Donald Trump's decision not to impose strict sanctions on Beijing over its Hong Kong security law allowed investors to get June off to a healthy start, while a ...
China threatens to 'counter-attack' US over Hong Kong curbs
Jun 01, 2020 (AFP)
China also said ongoing unrest in the US highlighted its severe problems of racism and police violence -- and exposed Washington's double standards in supportin...
China factory activity slows as global slump drags on growth
May 31, 2020 (AFP)
China's factories have stirred back to life after the lifting of strict lockdown measures imposed when the deadly virus surfaced in the central city of Wuhan, b...
What could losing US 'special status' mean for Hong Kong
May 30, 2020 (AFP)
The revocation of special status could radically rearrange the fortunes of a city that has served for decades as the global economic gateway to China. On Friday...
Equities drop as Trump lines up China response
May 29, 2020 (AFP)
The losses were being tempered, however, by hopes that parts of the planet are slowly emerging from the coronavirus crisis as governments continue to ease up on...
Trump announces probe of Chinese companies listed in US
May 29, 2020 (AFP)
The announcement followed Beijing's move to implement a new security law on semi-autonomous Hong Kong that critics say would stifle freedom, as well as with Tru...
Hong Kong loses US 'special status' -- what next?
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
The revocation of special status could radically rearrange the fortunes of a city that has served for decades as China's economic gateway to the world if target...
US stocks sag on China tensions as Europe rises on restarts
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
US stocks had been in positive territory most of the day despite poor economic data, but finally pulled back after US President Donald Trump announced he would ...
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