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Asian markets mixed, oil drops on Biden-Putin hope
Feb 21, 2022 (AFP)
Warnings from US officials that Russia could invade its neighbour imminently have sent markets spiralling in the past week and sent crude surging towards $100 a...
EU challenges China at WTO over patents as feud deepens
Feb 18, 2022 (AFP)
EU-China ties have become increasingly fractious and the latest salvo comes just weeks after Brussels opened a separate case at the WTO over accusations that Be...
Chinese tech giant Tencent opposes US fake goods label
Feb 18, 2022 (AFP)
WeChat and e-commerce site AliExpress were among those put on the list by the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Thursday spotlighting markets Washington says "e...
Asian markets drop as Ukraine fears return, oil extends losses
Feb 18, 2022 (AFP)
While tensions in Eastern Europe continue to absorb most of the attention, oil extended losses as traders grow increasingly optimistic of a deal on Iran's nucle...
Markets edge higher as traders key eye on Ukraine, Fed
Feb 17, 2022 (AFP)
Meanwhile, oil prices slipped on further signs of a breakthrough in Iran nuclear talks. Global equities were sent plunging and crude surged after a top US offic...
US cites China's AliExpress, WeChat for selling counterfeit goods
Feb 17, 2022 (AFP)
The list, released by the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Thursday, shines a light on markets Washington says "engage in, facilitate, turn a blind eye to, or ...
'No basis': Beijing dismisses US's WTO criticism
Feb 17, 2022 (AFP)
The commerce ministry's retort came a day after Washington said China, 20 years after its accession, had not adopted the rules of the WTO, retaining and expandi...
China needs to be 'more active' in G20 debt relief effort: Yellen
Feb 17, 2022 (AFP)
In an interview with AFP, Yellen acknowledged the Group of 20's initiative to help debtor nations "has not been going very rapidly," and the United States "woul...
Most Asian markets up as traders eye Ukraine, Fed eases rate fears
Feb 17, 2022 (AFP)
Meanwhile, oil prices tumbled more than two percent on further signs of a breakthrough in Iran nuclear talks. Global equities were sent plunging and crude surge...
Union vote at New York Amazon facility set for late March
Feb 16, 2022 (AFP)
Employees at the JFK8 Amazon Fulfillment Center in Staten Island will vote in person from March 25-30, Christian Smalls, president of Amazon Labor Union said on...
China has expanded statist economic policies over 20 years in WTO: US
Feb 16, 2022 (AFP)
"China also has a long history of violating, disregarding and circumventing WTO rules to achieve its industrial policy objectives," said an annual report to Con...
China inflation slows as govt vows to keep prices under control
Feb 16, 2022 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose 9.1 percent on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, ...
Myanmar junta says 'easy to substitute' Japan's Kirin after exit
Feb 15, 2022 (AFP)
Human rights groups have pressed foreign companies to rethink their activities in Myanmar following the February 2021 coup and a subsequent crackdown which, acc...
Ukraine fears weigh on markets but 'chance' of deal provides hope
Feb 15, 2022 (AFP)
The crisis in Eastern Europe added to long-running unease about the Federal Reserve's plans to hike interest rates as it battles to rein in 40-year-high inflati...
Japan's Kirin brewery to withdraw from Myanmar
Feb 14, 2022 (AFP)
With international pressure building against the military since it ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and waged a widespread crackdown on diss...
Markets tumble, oil rises on Ukraine conflict fears
Feb 14, 2022 (AFP)
The losses matched a sell-off in New York and Europe on Friday as Western powers prepare for a conflict in eastern Europe after Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Sam Bankman-Fried, 29, heads crypto exchange worth billions
Feb 13, 2022 (AFP)
The lawmakers had summoned the 29-year-old multi-billionaire on Wednesday to discuss the regulation of digital assets in his capacity as co-founder and CEO of t...
Asian markets drop on Fed rate fears as US inflation rages
Feb 11, 2022 (AFP)
The 7.5 percent jump in prices last month was the fastest in 40 years and reinforced fears that the central bank is falling behind the curve in keeping it under...
China defends US 'Phase One' trade deal shortfall
Feb 10, 2022 (AFP)
The comments came as US figures released Tuesday showed the trade deficit with China ballooning by $6 billion to $34.1 billion in December 2021. After a long-ru...
Asian markets swing as crucial US inflation data looms
Feb 10, 2022 (AFP)
A broadly positive week for global equities continued on Wednesday thanks to some healthy earnings results, the further reopening of economies and signs of an e...
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