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President Trump says US 'reciprocal tariffs' to be announced Thursday
AFP, Published on 13/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said that he would announce "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners Thursday, opening new fronts in a trade war economists warn could fuel inflation at home.
Bank of Japan maintains monetary easing but plans review
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» TOKYO - The Bank of Japan announced a review of its longstanding monetary easing measures on Friday, but said it would maintain them for the time being in the first policy decision under new governor Kazuo Ueda.
China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» BEIJING: China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms.
China's daily Covid cases highest since pandemic began
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» BEIJING: China's daily Covid cases have climbed to the highest since the pandemic began, official data showed on Thursday, despite the government persisting with a zero-tolerance approach involving gruelling lockdowns and travel restrictions.
China unveils sweeping measures to rescue property sector
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese authorities have unveiled sweeping measures to rescue struggling property sector, as regulators seek to offset years of harsh pandemic curbs and a real estate crackdown that have stalled the world's number-two economy.
China export growth slows sharply in August: official data
AFP, Published on 07/09/2022
» BEIJING: China's export growth slowed significantly in August, customs authorities said Wednesday, as economic uncertainty is exacerbated by strict Covid-19 lockdowns across the country.
China imposes Covid-19 lockdowns for millions around Beijing
AFP, Published on 30/08/2022
» BEIJING: Millions of people in areas surrounding China's capital were ordered into lockdown Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year.
China cuts rates as economic recovery weaker than expected
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» BEIJING: China's central bank slashed key interest rates Monday in a bid to kick-start the country's stuttering economic recovery as data showed factory output and retail sales for July came in weaker than analysts' expectations.
'Hopeless': Chinese homebuyers run out of patience with developers
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» BEIJING - Newly married and with his first child on the way, auto worker Wang wanted to move into the apartment he bought in Wuhan three years ago but those hopes were dashed by China's ballooning property crisis.
China growth at two-year low over Covid, property woes
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BEIJING: China logged its slowest economic growth since the initial Covid-19 outbreak, official data showed Friday, expanding just 0.4% in the second quarter with lockdowns and property market weakness nudging a government target further out of reach.