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UPDATE 1-Iron ore leaps as Port Hedland shipments to China hit 2-year low
Shipments from Port Hedland, the world’s biggest iron ore export hub, to China totalled 30.73 million tonnes in February, when the world’s top steel producer typically imports less due to the Lunar … ( read…
COLUMN-China’s lacklustre commodity imports throw spanner in new super-cycle works: Russell
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC – China trade and economy snapshot: tmsnrt.rs/2iO9Q6a LAUNCESTON, Australia, March 9 (Reuters) – A warning shot has been fired across the bow of proponents of the view that … ( read original story…
China’s economy could grow around 8.5% in 2021, EIU economist says
Simon Baptist of The Economist Intelligence Unit says China’s GDP target of more than 6% will “easily be met” and won’t fuel imbalances in the economy. ( read original story …)
China’s central bank to focus on continuity, no major policy shifts
The People’s Bank of China, the central bank, will not make any major policy shifts this year and will instead deploy more financial resources to support the real economy, a senior official said ahead ……
Column: Iron ore demand recovering outside China, but will it be enough?: Russell
The price of spot iron ore for delivery to north China has fallen in recent sessions as the market struggles to work through a competing series of both bullish and bearish factors. ( read original…
Iron ore recovers as Port Hedland shipments to China hit two-year low
Benchmark Asian iron ore futures rose on Thursday as data showed monthly shipments of the steelmaking ingredient to China from Australia’s Port Hedland dropped to the lowest in two years. Shipments … ( read original…
China’s Smartphone Shipments Build on Post-Pandemic Rebound in February
China’s smartphone shipments increased more than threefold in February 2021 from a year ago, government data published on Thursday showed, signaling an encour … ( read original story …)
Top U.S., China diplomats to hold first in-person talks of Biden presidency
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with top Chinese officials on March 18 in Alaska, the White House said on Wednesday, the first high-level in-person contact between the two sparring … ( read…
China diplomats to meet U.S. officials in Alaska – Chinese foreign ministry
Chinese diplomats will meet with U.S. officials in Alaska on March 18 and 19, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. ( read original story …)
China risks COVID ‘immunity gap’ amid slow vaccine uptake
A year after a pandemic was declared, China has so few cases of the disease that people see little need for vaccination. ( read original story …)
Prada’s Patrizio Bertelli on Size, China, Not Selling Brands and Store Experience
Prada’s CEO discussed the group’s 2020 performance clarifying his position on digitalization and brick-and-mortar, while eyeing long-term growth. ( read original story …)
US threatens to ‘take action’ against China over Hong Kong law
As China prepares on Thursday to pass a law that will quash democracy in Hong Kong, America’s top diplomat has warned Beijing that Washington will hold it accountable for “egregious” acts in the … (…
