Oil futures decline on Monday with U.S. prices ending below $100 a barrel, the lowest finish in two weeks, as worries over spreading COVID cases in China and Fed tightening weighing on prospects for …
Monthly Archives For April 2022
The Times view on Beijing’s coronavirus strategy: Covid in China
This was supposed to be a red-letter year for China’s ruling communists, a long drum-roll of self-congratulation culminating in a party congress in the autumn and a formal extension of the presidency …
Obtaining General Leverage Over China
The United States has innumerable demands of China, but few non-tech issues are salient enough to justify the use of tech as a mere bargaining chip.
Don’t Count on China to Bail Out the Global Economy This Time
China could soon become part of the world’s economic growth problem rather than the solution, Desmond Lachman writes in a commentary essay.
Is Congress preparing a big trade gift for China? | Opinion
And so, it should be a no-brainer for Congress to act. However, as the House and Senate confer on a new China bill, the fix might be in. That’s because some Senate Republicans are pushing…
China, where COVID began, still imposing lockdowns, mass testing as other nations ease restrictions
Officials in Beijing said Monday they will conduct mass testing for most of the capital city’s 21 million people.
The prospect of lockdowns in Beijing fuels more concerns about supply chain disruptions.
China’s capital city is not as central to global production networks as Shanghai, but the costs for global companies will still mount if lockdowns spread.
China’s central bank allows lenders to ease struggling developers’ financing: Bloomberg
In a broader effort to support the struggling property market, the People’s Bank of China last week had allowed lenders to loosen standards on some loans for distressed …
China’s Global Image Under Strain as Sri Lanka Faces Debt Trap
Faced with a grave financial crisis, Sri Lanka sought urgent assistance from China amounting to $2.5 billion. Chinese authorities responded Friday, weeks after Sri Lanka made the request for financial …
Dip Buyers Bail on China Tech ETF as Faith in Rebound Wanes
Dip buyers have gone AWOL during the latest slide in Chinese tech stocks. Most Read from Bloomberg‘Weak Sauce’: Elon Musk’s 2018 Feud With Saudi Fund RevealedAnger in Japan as Ukraine Links Emperor …
Didi’s Hong Kong listing hits snag as plan by China’s ride-hailing giant is on indefinite hold pending outcome of probes, sources say
The setback puts Didi’s investors in a bind, as they prepare to vote on May 23 on the proposal by China’s dominant ride-hailing company to delist from New York.
Oil falls as China’s COVID-19 outbreak imperils demand outlook
The world’s biggest crude importer is heading for the worst oil demand shock since the early days of the pandemic.
Covid-19 tests limits of Shanghai hospitals as Omicron infects already-ill elderly
Infectious diseases expert Zhang Wenhong says treatment of coronavirus patients presenting with comorbidities strains medical resources.
