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U.S. stocks dropped in early trading on Monday as contagious fear about European debt problems once again plagued the market. The yield on Portugal's 10-year bonds rose nearly half a percentage point to as high as 7.14 percent on Monday after the debt-burdened country was ...
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday hiked for the first time in five trading days, buoyed up by intensified worries over the scheduled bond sales of Portugal and Spain this week. The most active gold contract for February delivery ...
The Chinese yuan strengthened to a record high against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday to reach 6.6128 per dollar. The central parity rate of the Chinese currency, also known as the renminbi (RMB), was set 88 basis points lower than Tuesday's 6.6216, according to the China Foreign ...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China hit a record 105.74 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 17.4 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday. In December alone, China attracted 14.03 billion U.S. dollars of FDI, up 15.6 percent year on year, ...
China's electricity consumption maintained its steady growth last year, up 14.56 percent year on year to well over 4.19 trillion kWh, the China Electricity Council (CEC) said Monday. The electricity consumption growth rate was 8.12 percentage points higher than the previous year, ...
Home prices in 70 major Chinese cities rose 0.3 percent month on month in December and 6.4 percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. The annualized growth rate dropped from 7.7 percent in November, making December the eighth consecutive month of ...
China's rapid economic growth and its push to consolidate industry have propelled merger and acquisition deals in China to a high in 2010, a report showed Monday. A 16 percent increase from a year ago to a record 4,251 transactions was posted last year, PricewaterhouseCoopers ...
China's stocks hit a record low in four months Monday, with banking and property stocks slipping, after the central bank announced a rise in lenders' required reserves and talk of a property tax in Shanghai. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was down 3.03 percent, or 84.68 ...
China's outbound direct investment in the non-financial sector hit 59 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 36.3 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday. Total outbound direct investment in the non-financial sector had amounted to 258.8 billion U.S. ...
Shanghai's property market is set to "correct" this year, and the city is preparing to levy a property tax on newly-purchased spacious homes. "Home prices are likely to drop slightly in 2011 while transaction volume is expected at no less than the 2010 level," the Shanghai ...
Pressed by a persistent labor scarcity coinciding with a currency rise, Chinese manufacturers on razor-thin margins are at the crossroads of survival this Chinese Lunar New Year. With the Spring Festival travel season starting Wednesday, migrant workers are rushing home for the ...
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange eked out a 0.1 percent gain on Wednesday, as the early slide in U.S. dollar offered a boost to the precious metal. The most active gold contract for February delivery added 2 dollars, or 0.1 percent, to 1,370...
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), the nation's largest oil refiner, said Friday it processed 211 million tonnes of crude oil in 2010, up 13.16 percent year on year, as the Chinese economy grew quickly. The company produced 10.5 percent more diesel and 19.54 percent ...
The total domestic assets of Chinese financial institutions in the banking sector rose 19.7 percent year on year in 2010 to 94.3 trillion yuan (14.31 trillion U.S. dollars), China's banking regulator said Friday. Financial institutions in the banking sector refers to commercial ...
The central parity rate of yuan, the Chinese currency, Tuesday gained 2 points to 6.5881 against the U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. China's central bank announced in June 2010 it would further reform the exchange rate formation mechanism to ...
East China's Shandong Province produced nearly 1.8 million motor vehicles in 2010, a 30.3-percent year-on-year rise, the local industry association for automobile manufacturers said Tuesday. The province also sold nearly 1.8 million motor vehicles last year, up 30.2 percent year ...
China is likely to begin work on a second large civil airport for its capital this year, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday. The new airport, with a planned capacity to handle at least 60 million passengers a year, is expected to shoulder part of the traffic pressure on ...
Beijing's GDP growth was estimated at more than 10 percent for 2010, according to the recent local annual people's congress session. Retail sales in the capital exceeded 620 billion yuan (93.9 billion U.S. dollars) last year, up 17 percent year on year. Per-capital disposable ...
The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies in late New York trading on Monday as the euro recovered slightly from its losing streak. The euro rallied to above 1.295 against the dollar in Monday's late trading session, from below 1.29 in earlier trading. Analysts said the euro...
Rising inflationary pressures caused a decline in confidence among Chinese consumers in January, traditionally a shopping season in preparation for the Chinese Lunar New Year, according to the latest consumer index issued Wednesday. The Bankcard Consumer Confidence Index (BCCI), ...
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