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China regulators deliver rare joint pep talk for worried markets
Oct 19, 2018 (AFP)
The timing of the rare intervention by the heads of the central bank, securities commission and banking regulator -- in interviews with Chinese media -- comes a...
China launches full-throated bid to boost confidence in stocks
Oct 19, 2018 (AFP)
The intervention by Vice Premier Liu He and heads of the central bank and securities and banking regulators comes amid a bruising stock downturn and the release...
US tariffs trigger WTO spat escalation
Oct 19, 2018 (AFP)
Washington is meanwhile calling the WTO to investigate a number of retaliatory duties imposed by a range of countries, the agenda for the next meeting of the or...
Khashoggi crisis shines light on Saudi ties to Silicon Valley
Oct 19, 2018 (AFP)
Saudi money has been a key source of capital for startups and other technology firms in recent years, led by the huge Saudi sovereign wealth arm known as the Pu...
Chinese Q3 growth hits nine-year low as debt, trade row drag
Oct 19, 2018 (AFP)
The reading will likely put pressure on Beijing to provide fresh support as investors grow increasingly concerned about the economic outlook, while the yuan and...
Asia-Pacific finance ministers fret over US-China spat
Oct 18, 2018 (AFP)
In a statement, finance ministers meeting in Port Moresby said risks to the global economy had increased thanks to "heightened trade and geopolitical tensions",...
China's economic growth slows in Q3: AFP poll
Oct 17, 2018 (AFP)
The world's second largest economy expanded by 6.5 percent in the July to September period, the poll of 12 economists found ahead of the official release of gro...
China not manipulating currency but lacks transparency, US says
Oct 17, 2018 (AFP)
In putting Beijing and five other US trading partners on notice, the Treasury again refrained from escalating a fight over China's currency as US President Dona...
Global trade wars risk 'millions of jobs': WTO chief
Oct 17, 2018 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump is locked in a trade war with China, rolling out billions of dollars in tariffs in a bid to tackle its trade deficit and rein in what ...
Trump plans US exit from international postal treaty
Oct 17, 2018 (AFP)
The United States intends to exit the system of setting postal rates for smaller packages under the Universal Postal Union "as soon as practical" and no later t...
US alarmed by China's 'predatory' practices: Mattis
Oct 16, 2018 (AFP)
Speaking as he flew out for a diplomatic tour that will take him to Vietnam and Singapore, the US Defense Secretary said Washington was not trying to hold back ...
US industrial output up in September amid small hurricane impact
Oct 16, 2018 (AFP)
Strong auto and petroleum production were again key drivers in the sector, according to the Federal Reserve. Industrial production rose 0.3 percent last month c...
Chinese premier urges protection of free trade as US spat grows
Oct 15, 2018 (AFP)
"We want to jointly reaffirm our commitment to free trade and multilateralism," said, during a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Th...
China bemoans 'confusing' US signals but holds hope for a Trump-Xi meet
Oct 14, 2018 (AFP)
"The presidents will probably meet at the G20 in Buenos Aires," Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on the "Fox News Sunday" program. But he added that tra...
US trade spat needs 'constructive solutions': China central bank
Oct 14, 2018 (AFP)
Speaking on the last day of the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bali, Yi Gang warned that the stakes could hardly be higher and cautioned that a clash between...
US-China trade row not a threat to world economy: Mnuchin
Oct 13, 2018 (AFP)
The IMF has warned this week at annual meetings in Bali that the escalating US-China trade confrontation would hobble global economic growth, as the fund lowere...
China's Belt and Road tempts states, but comes with risks
Oct 13, 2018 (AFP)
The relatively upbeat assessment of a sometimes controversial programme comes despite the debt crisis now faced by Pakistan, a recipient of massive Chinese loan...
China-US surplus hits record, adding fuel to trade war
Oct 12, 2018 (AFP)
Relations between the world's two largest economies have soured sharply this year, with US President Donald Trump vowing on Thursday to inflict economic pain on...
US Treasury secretary remains concerned about weak China currency
Oct 12, 2018 (AFP)
Mnuchin said he had had "a constructive discussion about the currency" with People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang in Bali, Indonesia where they are attending ...
Record cargo shipped via Panama Canal
Oct 12, 2018 (AFP)
The figure reflects a 9.5 percent rise compared to last year, the waterway's administration said in a statement. "The Panama Canal closed the 2018 fiscal year (...
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