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HSBC pre-tax profits jump to $12.9 billion in first quarter
May 02, 2023 (AFP)
The London-headquartered bank's first-quarter profits represented a $9 billion jump from the same period last year. The strong performance enabled HSBC to annou...
HSBC profit rockets on rising interest rates
May 02, 2023 (AFP)
Profit after tax almost quadrupled to $10.3 billion in the three months to March from a year earlier, UK-headquartered HSBC said, while also pouring cold water ...
Biden, Marcos discuss securing tense South China Sea
May 01, 2023 (AFP)
Marcos is on a four-day trip that follows last week's state visit to Washington by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a White House meeting in January bet...
China factory activity cools in April as recovery challenges loom
Apr 30, 2023 (AFP)
The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) -- a key gauge of Chinese factory output -- fell unexpectedly to 49.2 in April from 51.9 in March, a...
Asian stocks rise on renewed confidence, strong earnings
Apr 28, 2023 (AFP)
The Nikkei was the region's biggest winner, closing 1.4 percent higher following a decision by the Bank of Japan to maintain its easy money policy. Tokyo also g...
Asian stocks mixed after lacklustre session on Wall Street
Apr 27, 2023 (AFP)
Blockbuster earnings results lifted the tech-heavy Nasdaq on Wednesday, but recession fears and concerns over the health of the banking sector dragged down the ...
Asian stocks rise after shaky start
Apr 27, 2023 (AFP)
Blockbuster earnings lifted the tech-heavy Nasdaq on Wednesday, with both Microsoft and Meta soaring after delivering expectation-beating reports, but recession...
Brazil, Spain want EU-South America deal by year end
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
The EU in 2019 reached a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, after 20 years of negotiations. But the deal has...
Asian stocks off to shaky start after rout on Wall Street
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
Lacklustre US consumer data and mixed earnings reports fed those fears during trading hours, with US stocks in the red the entire day. But US equities futures, ...
Argentina to pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars
Apr 26, 2023 (AFP)
The South American country will be able to "program a volume of imports in yuan worth (the equivalent of) more than $1 billion from next month," Massa said at a...
Hong Kong drops sharply on major losses in Chinese firms
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
It was the third straight day of losses on the Hang Seng Index, with Alibaba Group Holdings down more than three percent, internet giant Baidu down more than fo...
Hong Kong shares drop sharply on major losses in Chinese firms
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
It was the third straight day of losses on the Hang Seng Index, with Alibaba Group Holdings down more than three percent, internet giant Baidu down nearly four ...
UK's Cleverly to urge against isolating China
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
In a speech in London setting out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's foreign policy towards Beijing after a review, Cleverly will advocate constructive engagement on ...
Asian stocks mixed ahead of tech earnings results
Apr 24, 2023 (AFP)
Wall Street ended slightly up on Friday after a relatively calm week as a wait-and-see mood took hold of markets ahead of earnings data from the likes of Amazon...
Signs of hope for China property market, but boom is over: analysts
Apr 23, 2023 (AFP)
The real estate industry grew at lightning speed after restrictions were eased in 1998 across China, a country where buying a home is a common prerequisite for ...
Most markets track Wall St losses on rate, recession fears
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
The losses tracked a selloff on Wall Street, where tech firms took a hit from bets on further monetary tightening and carmakers tumbled due to concerns about a ...
Asian markets track Wall St losses on rate, recession fears
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
The losses tracked a sell-off on Wall Street, where tech firms took a hit from bets on further monetary tightening and carmakers tumbled due to concerns about a...
China blasts potential US investment curbs as 'economic coercion'
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
The Biden administration is considering a programme to restrict certain US outbound investments involving specific sensitive technology with significant nationa...
Japan wants 'constructive, stable' ties with China: PM
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
Ties between the countries have soured in recent years, with Japan last December calling China the nation's "greatest strategic challenge ever", as it announced...
EU parliament approves world's most sweeping cryptocurrency rules
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
EU member states have already backed the legislation covering cryptoassets, which include cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum and other tradable token...
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