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Yellen urges China to shift from 'unfair' state-driven economic policy
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Thursday for China to shift from a state-driven approach in economic policy, saying that this can discourage investors.
US consumer inflation slows in November
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Consumer inflation in the United States edged down for a second straight month in November, government data showed Tuesday, in encouraging news for policymakers seeking to get prices under control.
Stocks diverge at start of key week for rate calls
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» LONDON - Stock markets diverged on Monday ahead of a busy week for interest rate decisions from major central banks.
EU tells China 'differences' must be addressed
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» BEIJING - EU President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that the bloc and its biggest trading partner must address their differences, as they began the first in-person EU-China summit in over four years.
Turkey's inflation ticks up to 62%
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's annual inflation rate ticked up slightly in November, the state statistics agency said on Monday, showing further signs of levelling off following a series of sharp interest rate hikes.
'Existential risk': Quebec's English-language universities fear massive fee hikes
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» SHERBROOKE (CANADA) - A chill has fallen over the three English-language universities in Canada's Quebec province, as winter arrives with students and administrators worried about plans to nearly double tuition by next school year.
Far-right Wilders wins Dutch election: exit poll
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the country's borders.
Dutch vote in knife-edge election
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - Dutch voters headed to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election that will transform the country's political landscape after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power.
Tanking Alibaba drags Hong Kong as markets rally fades
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong led losses in Asian stock markets on Friday as Alibaba was hammered after saying it would cancel the planned spinoff of its cloud computing arm.
Biden and Xi set for high-stakes summit
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will try to stop the superpowers' rivalry from spilling into conflict when they meet for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit in San Francisco on Wednesday.