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BRICS nations call for Ukraine-Russia talks in declaration
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing has been hosting a virtual forum of the BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- which account for over 40 percent of the globa...
Markets rise as recession talk tempers rate hike expectations
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
Global markets have been thrown into turmoil for months by a perfect storm of crises that have left observers predicting a sharp contraction, including the Ukra...
China's Xi calls for stronger fintech oversight, security
Jun 23, 2022 (AFP)
The government action has pummelled some of China's biggest tech firms, wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars in market value since last year. But with the...
BRICS sign Beijing Declaration on big data for sustainable development
Jun 23, 2022 (SPX)
The Declaration points out that science, technology, and innovation (STI) are vital driving forces to tackle global challenges and achieve the UN Sustainable De...
Markets fluctuate, oil falls again as recession warnings build
Jun 23, 2022 (AFP)
Soaring prices and the battle by central banks to rein them in have sent a chill through global trading floors this year, while investors are also having to dea...
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 ...
US tariffs on China over 'leverage' in trade talks: official
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
Progress with China's unfair trade practices has been "elusive," which makes the tariffs an important tool, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai told lawmakers...
Stocks, oil plunge as renewed recession fears send traders running
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
While Asia, Wall Street and Europe all enjoyed healthy gains on Tuesday, analysts warned the downbeat mood on trading floors means the selling is unlikely to en...
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 ...
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