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Czechs insist on compensation in rejigged Polish mine deal
Jan 22, 2022 (AFP)
Prague and Berlin complain the open-cast brown coal mine near their border with Poland is affecting groundwater levels and increasing dust and noise in the area...
Asian markets track Wall St losses, oil in retreat
Jan 21, 2022 (AFP)
Angst about the Fed's determination to fight surging inflation by removing its ultra-loose monetary policy is dealing a severe blow to the rally in global marke...
Asian markets mostly up, China rate cut helps property sector
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
Signs that Beijing was on a new monetary easing course also provided some crucial support to the tech giants who have been hammered in recent months as they wer...
US lawmakers call for more exemptions to China tariffs
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
While Beijing should be held accountable for unfair trade practices, the tariffs are hurting US businesses and exacerbating supply issues that are driving up pr...
Asian markets track Wall St losses as crude extends latest rally
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
A rise in prices since early 2021 has forced central banks around the world to start winding back the colossal financial support put in place at the start of th...
Biden says 'not there yet' on lifting China tariffs
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
"We're not there yet," Biden told reporters when asked about the prospect of ending the tariffs. At a press conference ahead of the first anniversary of his ina...
China's pandemic-defying GDP growth slowed late last year
Jan 17, 2022 (AFP)
The world's second-biggest economy also reported the lowest birth rate since the founding of Communist China in 1949, adding to a looming demographic crisis. Ch...
China's economy grew 8% in 2021 but property, virus threats loom
Jan 15, 2022 (AFP)
The eight percent growth would be well above the government's target of more than six percent, and comes on the back of a strong start to the year as a "zero-Co...
China exports surge in 2021 as global demand picks up
Jan 14, 2022 (AFP)
The world's second-biggest economy saw a quick rebound from the coronavirus in the past two years -- after cases first surfaced in a central city in late 2019 -...
Asian markets in retreat as Fed officials fan rate hike fears
Jan 14, 2022 (AFP)
A pledge by Fed chief Jerome Powell this week to rein in surging prices while also nurturing the recovery in the world's top economy provided a much-needed lift...
EU, China plan summit in March: Borrell
Jan 14, 2022 (AFP)
"An EU-China summit is planned, at first glance for the end of March. It will give me a chance to travel to China to prepare for it," Borrell announced after an...
Asian gambling hub Macau to limit new casino licences to 10 years
Jan 14, 2022 (AFP)
The Chinese territory's multibillion-dollar gaming industry has been on tenterhooks ever since officials announced plans to overhaul the sector last September. ...
Asian markets mixed after Wall St gains as inflation fears ease
Jan 13, 2022 (AFP)
The Labor Department said consumer prices rose seven percent on-year in December, the fastest rate since 1982, as supply snarls and energy costs were compounded...
China inflation eases in December, providing opportunity for rate cuts
Jan 12, 2022 (AFP)
Like most other countries, China has seen prices surge for much of the past year owing to pick-up in the cost of energy, putting pressure on an economy also bei...
Asian markets rally with Wall St as Powell eases inflation fears
Jan 12, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have endured a torrid start to the year after minutes from the bank's December meeting revealed a hawkish tilt by officials spooked by months of ...
Asian markets drop as era of cheap cash draws to a close
Jan 11, 2022 (AFP)
While the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant plays on nerves, traders are now coming to terms with the imminent end to the pandemic era of ultra-cheap c...
China must participate 'fully' in debt relief for poor nations: World Bank
Jan 11, 2022 (AFP)
"Many countries are now facing record levels of external and domestic debt as interest rate hikes begin," the head of the Washington-based development lender sa...
Markets mixed as era of cheap cash draws to a close
Jan 11, 2022 (AFP)
While the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant plays on nerves, traders are now coming to terms with the imminent end to the pandemic era of ultra-cheap c...
Myanmar teak exports to US bypassing coup sanctions: activists
Jan 11, 2022 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup triggered widespread unrest that the military has sought to quell with violence -- killin...
Asian markets swing as traders weigh Fed tightening, inflation
Jan 10, 2022 (AFP)
Traders will be keeping a watch on inflation readings out of the United States and China this week as they try to assess the outlook for the global economy with...
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