Air pollution levels in India have continued to increase, according to the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)’s Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) released on Tuesday …
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Does geopolitics heighten risks of an East-West divide in the financial industry?
HSBC’s potential Asia split may signal that decoupling between the West and China is growing. The ongoing geopolitical tensions–both in Ukraine and in Taiwan–and sanctions imposed due to these issues …
Trump and China
Neither China nor the United States would benefit from a trade war, an arms race, or a military confrontation. So Washington should stick to its cautious, balanced approach — while also showing that …
China’s factories revive in May on unexpected rise in industrial production
Industrial output grew 0.7% in May from a year earlier, after falling 2.9% in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday.
China Puts Monetary Easing on Hold With Fed Set to Hike
China’s central bank abstained from cutting a key policy interest rate, avoiding further policy divergence from the US that could add pressure on the yuan. Most Read from BloombergChina Alarms US With …
China Will Test Markets With Biggest Offshore Bond Sale Since 2016
China will launch its largest offshore yuan sovereign bond sale in six years, testing global appetite during a debt market rout and a stream of outflows as global funds offload Chinese government …
China’s factories perk up, but weak consumption points to slow economic recovery
China’s economy showed signs of recovery in May after slumping in the prior month as industrial production rose unexpectedly, but consumption was still weak and underlined the challenge for …
Mayor of Dandong, China, apologises over 50-day COVID-19 lockdown
The Mayor of the north-eastern city of Dandong, home to 2.4 million people, says government work and basic services had been “unsatisfactory” and tells residents pandemic controls will be changing.
1st LD-Writethru: Chinese mainland reports 54 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases
Residents scan QR codes to have their health status registered at the entrance of a residential area in Zhongguancun of Haidian District, Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Ren Chao) …
China’s factories perk up, but weak consumption points to sluggish economic recovery
Many economists believe China’s annual economic growth target of around 5.5% this year is increasingly out of reach.
After decades without a border crossing, China and Russia ‘meet halfway’ with a bridge
For decades the Amur River has separated modern China and Russia — its waters cutting though more than 1,000 of their roughly 2,500 border miles. But it’s always lacked one thing: a vehicle bridge.
China’s economic data beats expectations in May
China released economic data for May that topped muted expectations for a month hampered by Covid controls. Industrial production rose mildly by 0.7% in May from a year ago, versus an expected 0.7% …
China’s Efforts to Prop Up Property Market Fall Short
China’s real estate market has been in freefall for months, after tough regulatory curbs on developers’ borrowings pushed it into a crisis of liquidity and confidence. Though around 100 cities tweaked …
