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Asian markets struggle to match Wall St gains as rally fades
Jul 23, 2021 (AFP)
Wall Street's three main indexes closed near new records Thursday, fuelled by better-than-expected corporate reports and a seemingly unbreakable optimism about ...
Asian markets extend global rally as earnings trump virus worries
Jul 22, 2021 (AFP)
After a painful start to the week, investors were back in the saddle as Wall Street and Europe enjoyed back-to-back rallies thanks to optimism about the outlook...
Nasdaq, large banks unveil exchange for private stock sales
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
The spin-off of Nasdaq Private Market will allow private stock trades and comes as many companies have opted to stay in private hands longer before entering pub...
Asia builds on global retreat as Delta fears deepen
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
Investors have been rattled in recent weeks by data showing the highly transmissible virus surging across the world, forcing some governments to reimpose contai...
Asian markets drop on fresh inflation, virus worries
Jul 19, 2021 (AFP)
Hong Kong was the worst hit after the United States warned businesses about the "growing risks" of operating in the city as China tightens its grip, raising con...
Bank of Japan revises down GDP forecast, details green fund
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
The central bank kept its key monetary easing measures unchanged, and maintained its longstanding two-percent inflation target, which remains far off despite ye...
US warns of 'growing risks' for business in blow to Hong Kong
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
The United States also imposed sanctions on seven more Chinese officials in Hong Kong as it vowed there would be a price for Beijing's imposition of a draconian...
Asian markets retreat on growth, virus concerns
Jul 16, 2021 (AFP)
Fed Chair Jay Powell reiterated the central bank's plan to maintain stimulus initiatives until the economy fully recovers while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ...
China growth slows to 7.9% in second quarter in Covid recovery
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has staged a rapid recovery from last year's slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but its pace is easing with manufactur...
China growth slows to 7.9% in second quarter
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy has staged a rapid recovery from last year's slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but its pace is losing steam with manu...
WTO optimistic after fisheries meet, but 'gaps' remain
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
"It's been a successful day," WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters at the close of the full-day virtual meeting of trade ministers from nearly 130 count...
Asian markets fall on virus fears
Jul 09, 2021 (AFP)
Japan's decision to ban fans from most Olympic events, with Tokyo hosting the pandemic-postponed Games under a virus state of emergency, has heightened fears ov...
China inflation eases on the back of falling meat prices
Jul 09, 2021 (AFP)
The world's second largest economy has largely bounced back from the coronavirus hit, and factory gate inflation began to ease last month after surging at the h...
Asian markets down on fears about recovery, China tech crackdown
Jul 07, 2021 (AFP)
Oil prices briefly spiked Tuesday before falling after the latest talks by OPEC+ crude producers fell apart, ending negotiations on a proposal to boost crude su...
China deepens crypto crackdown with central bank warning
Jul 06, 2021 (AFP)
Beijing has turned a sharp eye on cryptocurrency in recent months as it widens its regulatory crackdown on the tech sector. Cryptocurrency trading is banned in ...
Urban warming could cause major damage to global economy, study says
Jul 06, 2021 (UPI)
The results, published in the journal Nature Communications, find heat-induced loss of labor will be unevenly distributed across different employment industries...
Most Asian markets rise after healthy US jobs report
Jul 05, 2021 (AFP)
All three main indexes in New York finished the week at a fresh peak in reaction to data showing far more people than expected were employed last month, as the ...
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears temper recovery optimism
Jul 01, 2021 (AFP)
The upcoming release of US jobs data is also in view, with a forecast-beating jump on private employment lifting hopes for a strong reading that will solidify o...
China factory activity edges down in June on tight supplies
Jun 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy, came in at 50.9 in June from May's 51.0, the ...
Asian equities mostly down as virus spikes ripple across markets
Jun 29, 2021 (AFP)
With news of President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal having run its course and inflation worries continuing to linger, traders are choosing to sit ...
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