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Asia markets climb as Covid fears recede
Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)
Studies indicating Omicron infections are less likely to result in hospitalisation and US approval of drugs from Merck and Pfizer to add to a growing arsenal of...
China's Lithuania blockade hits other EU exports: commissioner
Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)
Dombrovskis told German daily Die Welt that the Commission had been able to verify Lithuanian claims about the blockade. "It causes us concern that we are incre...
Most Asian markets build on rally but Omicron casts shadow
Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)
The year-and-a-half-long rally across markets has petered out in recent weeks on fears about the new Covid variant and government measures to contain it, which ...
Asian markets build on world rally but Omicron casts shadow
Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)
The year-and-a-half-long rally across markets has petered out in recent weeks on fears about the new Covid variant and government measures to contain it, which ...
Asian markets, oil rise after sell-off but virus casts shadow
Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)
Reports that moderate Democrat senator Joe Manchin could still be willing to discuss Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill -- having delivered a blow ...
Stock markets, oil rise after sell-off but virus casts shadow
Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)
Reports that moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin could still be willing to discuss US President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill -- having de...
Asian markets drop on Omicron spike, Biden spending bill blow
Dec 20, 2021 (AFP)
With traders beginning to wind down ahead of the festive season, analysts said trade was thinner and markets more susceptible to swings, but the mood has become...
China's SenseTime relists Hong Kong IPO after US blacklisting
Dec 20, 2021 (AFP)
An initial listing earlier this month was pulled when the US Treasury announced new sanctions, saying SenseTime's facial recognition programmes were designed in...
Hong Kong to allow listing of SPACs next month
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
SPACs, which are sometimes called "blank cheque" companies, raise funds through an initial public offering to acquire an existing entity. They have been a popul...
EU threatens Russia sanctions as NATO backs Ukraine
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
European Union leaders, meeting in Brussels, insisted on "the urgent need for Russia to de-escalate tensions caused by the military build-up along its border wi...
Asian markets slip after rally as traders consider higher rates
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
With prices rising at their fastest pace in four decades, the Fed this week set itself on a much more hawkish path to get them under control by pledging to end ...
Beijing condemns US sanctions on Chinese painkiller firms
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
As people dealing with addiction increasingly turn to cheaper pills bought online from abroad, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that m...
China property firm says 'has lost touch' with company it gave $300 million
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
China Fortune Land Development said in a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it had recently "lost contact" with China Create Capital after handing over ...
Asian, European traders welcome Fed tilt to fight inflation
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
While the much-anticipated decision spells an end to the age of ultra-loose monetary policy, investors cheered the fact the US central bank had outlined a plan ...
Asian markets mostly up as traders cheer Fed tilt to fight inflation
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
While the much-anticipated decision spells an end to the age of ultra-loose monetary policy, investors cheered the fact the US central bank had outlined a plan ...
Most Asian markets retreat as Fed prepares faster taper
Dec 15, 2021 (AFP)
Pressure is mounting on central banks around the world to act in order to get a grip on runaway inflation, which has been sent soaring this year by a spike in e...
China's retail sales growth eases, factory output picks up
Dec 15, 2021 (AFP)
A rebound in the world's second-biggest economy has been losing steam, with indicators muted last month, after the country made a swift coronavirus recovery hel...
Asia markets down on Omicron, Fed tapering fears
Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)
As policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic contend with soaring prices, the US Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce its latest interest-rate decision on ...
Chinese developer Shimao share plunge adds to property woes
Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)
Chinese property firms have struggled in the wake of Beijing's drive last year to curb excessive debt in the real estate sector as well as rampant consumer spec...
China's Evergrande restructuring: What's the plan?
Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)
What would a restructuring mean for creditors, homeowners and investors? - Who gets priority? - The government is keen to limit any contagion hitting the financ...
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