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Macron says ‘naive’ to say China handled coronavirus epidemic better than West: FT
PARIS (Reuters) – rejected the idea that China had handled the coronavirus outbreak better than Western democracies in an interview published in Friday’s Financial Times. The FT quoted him as saying … ( read original…
Coronavirus Updates: China Revises Its Wuhan Death Toll by 50 Percent
Chinese officials added 1,290 deaths in Wuhan, putting the new tally at 3,869. The United States is aiding the Palestinians, but the Trump administration’s larger approach isn’t changing. ( read original story …)
Spring yet to come: Small businesses at Beijing’s tourist hot-spots struggle
For Zhang Yu, who runs a cafe in one of Beijing’s top tourist spots, business has never been so bad. To contain the spread of the coronavirus, bars and cafes in the Wudaoying hutong -…
China’s economy shirnks by 6.8 percent; Wuhan revises up death count
China’s economy shrank by 6.8 percent in the first three months of the year, its first quarterly contraction on record, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Friday. ( read original story …)
China’s virus-hit economy shrinks for first time in decades
China’s economy shrank for the first time in decades in the first quarter of the year, as the virus forced factories and businesses to close. The world’s second biggest economy contracted 6.8% … ( read…
China Economy Has Worst Quarter in 40 Years After Coronavirus Lockdowns, Leading the World Into Recession
The global economy is projected to contract sharply by 3 percent in 2020, much worse than during the 2008-09 financial crisis,” the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Asian shares climb on China data, Wall Street rally
Shares surged Friday in Asia after China reported economic data that, while bleak, was better than expected. The strong open followed an overnight rally on Wall … ( read original story …)
China Won’t Be Able to Bail Us Out This Time
During past crises, Beijing’s largesse buoyed regional growth. Don’t expect a repeat performance in this downturn. ( read original story …)
Global Markets: Asia shares up as plans to re-open U.S economy offset record slump in China GDP
Asian stocks gained on Friday as President Donald Trump’s plans to gradually re-open the U.S. economy offset data that showed China suffered its worst economic contraction on record due to the. MSCI’s … ( read…
Coronavirus hits China’s economy harder than anything since 1970s
Consumer spending and factory activity hint that recovery will be longer, harder than many initially believed. ( read original story …)
China’s January-March property investment down 7.7% from a year earlier
Real estate investment in China fell 7.7% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday. The property market, a key growth driver, was among many segments of…
Crypto Analyst Cautions Investors Against Bitcoin for 3 Key Reasons
Following the release of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s revised guideline on crypto assets on February 22 … up to 65 percent of the Bitcoin network hashpower comes from China, a level … (…
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