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EU sharpens labour, environment demands in trade deals
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
Some EU member states are increasingly frustrated that trade negotiations with countries such as Australia and Indonesia have become bogged down amid doubts on ...
Most markets climb as calm returns after sharp sell-off
Jun 21, 2022 (AFP)
While there was no catalyst from Wall Street owing to a public holiday, a healthy performance across Europe provided a little boost and bargain-buying was also ...
'Huge uncertainty' for EU firms over China's Covid curbs, chamber warns
Jun 20, 2022 (AFP)
While the rest of the world has steadily removed coronavirus curbs, China has remained committed to its zero-Covid strategy, using lockdowns and mass testing to...
Apple Store workers vote to form first US Apple union
Jun 19, 2022 (AFP)
Of the 110 employees at the Towson, Maryland shop, 65 voted in favor and 33 against, according to a live count broadcast Saturday by the federal agency overseei...
Layoffs and exits: Firms in China teeter under zero-Covid pressure
Jun 19, 2022 (AFP)
China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy -- putting firms and workers at risk of snap lockdowns, freezing activity in the services sector...
Asian markets hit by recession fears, yen drops after BoJ decision
Jun 17, 2022 (AFP)
Gone is the optimism that flowed through trading floors immediately after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its biggest rate increase for 28 years as g...
Markets mostly fall as early Fed rate hike rally fades
Jun 16, 2022 (AFP)
Traders tracked a strong performance on Wall Street at the Asia open as the US central bank move signalled it is intent on fighting runaway prices, while its bo...
Shanghai lockdown sees quarter of US firms cut investment plans: poll
Jun 15, 2022 (AFP)
The downbeat findings of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Shanghai survey were the latest sign of the impact of virus controls in China -- the only maj...
China factory output, retail sales weak as Covid shadow persists
Jun 15, 2022 (AFP)
The government is persisting with a zero-Covid strategy to stamp out clusters as they emerge, but this has placed companies and consumers at the mercy of snap, ...
Markets see post-rout calm as traders await Fed hike
Jun 15, 2022 (AFP)
Trading floors saw a sea of red at the start of the week after data showed US consumer prices soared at their fastest pace in four decades last month, confoundi...
Asian stocks sink again as inflation panic grips world markets
Jun 14, 2022 (AFP)
Panic has swept through trading floors since data on Friday showed US consumer prices rising at their fastest pace in a generation owing to a spike in energy an...
Markets dive on inflation woes as dollar spikes against yen, rupee
Jun 13, 2022 (AFP)
Fresh Covid outbreaks in Shanghai and Beijing have also seen authorities reimpose containment measures soon after lifting them, leading to fears about the world...
WTO goes green as climate change impacts trade
Jun 13, 2022 (AFP)
The WTO is staging its first meeting of trade ministers in nearly five years and environmental issues are rocketing up the agenda at the global trade body. The ...
ILO orders mission to China over labour abuse charges
Jun 11, 2022 (AFP)
The ILO's main annual assembly adopted a committee finding to send a "technical advisory mission" to China to "assess the situation", stopping short of a higher...
Biden faces discord at Americas summit
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
Biden is welcoming leaders from across the hemisphere in Los Angeles in a choreographed bid to show that democracy can work, amid rapid inroads by China in a re...
US Chamber of Commerce summit swag Made in China
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
Delegates and hangers-on at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week are being plied with all manner of freebies and samples from various groups want...
For a smooth-running economy, rule of law matters
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
The research suggests that when contract enforcement is poor, employee morale suffers, ultimately sparking churn, which leads to more economic volatility and gr...
Hong Kong's status undermined by Covid curbs, leader says
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
The once vibrant Asian business hub is mired in its third year of pandemic isolation as it hews to China's zero-Covid strategy, which seeks to control outbreaks...
China factory inflation eases to lowest in a year
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI) -- measuring the cost of goods at the factory gate -- rose 6.4 percent on-year, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures showe...
Markets extend global sell-off on inflation, rate fears
Jun 10, 2022 (AFP)
After a largely positive start to the week, Asian investors tracked their US and European colleagues in selling up as they contemplate higher borrowing costs an...
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