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The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector in October dropped to 60.5 percent, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said Wednesday. The figure was 1.2 percentage points lower than in September, the first decline since July, the ...
China will allow more overseas agencies to sell panda bonds, the yuan-denominated debt sold by overseas agencies in China, in a bid to further open its domestic bond market, an official of the country's bond issue association said Tuesday. Shi Wenchao, secretary general of China ...
As Asian economy was barreling ahead, downside risks including higher interest rates in advanced economies and a slowdown in exports were still worth keeping an eye on, said HSBC in a research paper released late Monday. Asia, more than ever, has received enormous flows from ...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose for the 15th consecutive month in October, indicating China remains a favored investment destination for foreign businesses. Inbound FDI increased 7.86 percent year on year in October to 7.663 billion U.S. dollars, the Ministry of ...
The central parity rate of renminbi, or China's currency yuan, weakened to 6.6441 per U.S. dollar Tuesday from Friday's 6.6303, according to the data released by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. At present, the yuan is allowed to float on the inter-bank foreign exchange ...
British oil giant BP said on Monday it has agreed to sell its refining and marketing operations in southern Africa to Switzerland-based Puma Energy for 296 million U.S. dollars. Puma Energy has agreed to pay BP 296 million dollars in cash, subject to certain post-completion price ...
The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies in late New York trading on Monday as debt problems in the eurozone might deepen. The euro fell below 1.36 against the dollar in late trading session as investors worried about the sovereign debt troubles in Ireland and Portugal. ...
The weekly average price of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) kept rising to 84.86 U.S. dollars per barrel last week, hitting the record high of this year, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday. OPEC's weekly average oil price has kept rising for three ...
China's Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development announced Monday that purchases of housing by overseas organizations and individuals in the country would be capped or restricted, a move widely seen as combating speculative money from overseas that might flow into the ...
China's machinery industry has rebounded during the first half of this year, but the momentum is likely to slow as the country's economy cools. The machinery industry has grown by 37 percent during the first six months of 2010, with a total output value of 6.59 trillion yuan, ...
China's urbanization would boost domestic demand by 30 trillion yuan (4.5 trillion U.S. dollars) by 2030, an official from a top think tank said Saturday. The country's urbanization expansion promises a huge potential in domestic demand, which will assure a stable economic ...
Crude prices plunged Friday on demand concerns as speculations on China's monetary-policy triggered a global sell-off. Commodity prices slumped on Friday after the Shanghai Composite index tumbled 5.2 percent, its biggest drop in 14 months. Investors were pressured by speculation...
U.S. stocks continued its slide on Friday on speculations that China might take further monetary- policy tightening steps to counter inflation challenges. Major indexes were off session lows when market closed, but still deeply mired in negative territory. The Dow Jones ...
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday suffered a sharp drop, falling below 1,400 U.S. dollars, on a stronger dollar and speculation that China will raise interest rates to tame inflation. The most active gold contract for December ...
Related: Crude Prices Plunge on Demand Concerns The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday raised its forecast for global oil-demand growth for both 2010 and 2011, driven by bullish sentiment about the global economic outlook. World oil demand growth in ...
Chinese shares plummeted the most since Aug. 31 last year on Friday, as investors feared more interest rate rises after inflation hit a 25 month high in October. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 5.16 percent, or 162.31 points, to 2,985.44. The Shenzhen Component Index ...
Crude prices ended flat on Thursday after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) raised demand forecast for 2011. OPEC lifted its forecast for world oil-demand growth in 2010 by 190,000 barrels to 1.3 million barrels a day. It also raised its 2011 forecast by ...
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by sell-offs among technology stocks after Cisco reported a disappointing revenue outlook for its 2011 fiscal year. Major indexes were well off session lows at the close, but still mired in negative territory. Falling shares outnumbered gaining ...
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China's largest lender by assets, said Thursday it will raise up to 45 billion yuan (6.79 billion U.S. dollars) through a dual rights issue in Shanghai and Hong Kong to boost its capital base. ICBC's move to shore up its capital ...
China's Ministry of Finance said it will sell 28.21 billion yuan (4.21 billion U.S. dollars) of one-year book-entry treasury bonds from Thursday. The bonds will have a fixed interest rate of 2.15 percent, the ministry said in a statement on its website. The bonds are the 36th ...
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