China’s leaders are under mounting pressure to throw the country’s Covid-stricken economy a lifeline as they gather for a critical meeting in the coming days.
Monthly Archives For April 2022
COVID-19 wave in China prompts sell-off in global markets
Yahoo Finance Live’s Julie Hyman joins the Live show to discuss the COVID-19 wave concerns in China that have prompted a sell-off in global markets.
Dow rises 238 points, reverses losses over China COVID-19 fears
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 238 points Monday, reversing a nearly 500-point decline as surging tech stocks helped distract from fears about COVID-19 surges in China.
Morning mail: lobby group under fire for trans billboard, old China trip sparks new dispute, Elon Musk buys Twitter
AOC and Swimming Australia threaten legal action over billboards claiming ‘women’s sport is not for men’. Plus: the world’s richest man now owns Twitter …
While focusing on Ukraine, we cannot ignore China’s Pacific ambitions
Our immediate focus on Ukraine is absolutely smart, but we cannot take our eye off the ball when it comes to what China is doing and what lessons Beijing is learning from Russia’s performance in…
More Scrutiny Needed Of U.S. Officials’ Business Ties To China, Says Princeton Professor
Aaron Friedberg’s new book, “Getting China Wrong,” argues that engagement with China hasn’t worked out despite good U.S. intentions …
TREASURIES-Yields retreat from hawkish Fed highs amid China lockdown fears
U.S. Treasury yields edged down on Monday as fears over China’s COVID-19 outbreaks spooked investors, leading to a partial reversal of last week’s moves, when concerns over aggressive U.S. interest …
Covid-19 Not Quite ‘Endemic’: Experts Warn of 3 Things That Could Set Back Global Progress
From new variants to under-vaccinated continents, there are still some ways the slowing Covid-19 pandemic could ramp back up …
Beijing COVID outbreak prompts fear of Shanghai-style lockdown
A new COVID-19 outbreak is raising fears that China’s capital could be sent into a hard lockdown, like the one in Shanghai that’s entering a fifth week.
China property firms joined c. bank talks on ways to help sector, sources say
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -Several Chinese property developers attended talks with China’s central bank last week to discuss the sale of distressed assets and other ways to support the real estate …
China central bank meets banks, developers on asset disposals – media
China’s central bank held a meeting with banks and 12 property developers to discuss the disposal of non-performing real estate assets, China Securities Journal reported on Monday.The developers …
China lockdowns, rate fears drag stocks
Shares sank on Monday on growing concerns that lockdowns in China aimed at fighting a worsening Covid-19 outbreak could threaten the East Asian country’s …
USDA Report: Coffee Consumption Booming in China as Domestic Production Slows
Chinese green coffee production is on the decline while domestic demand for unroasted and roasted coffee is expanding rapidly as more consumers embrace the beverage, according to a new report from …
