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China’s central bank cuts a key interest rate, moving to revive property sales and put more pep into its slowing economy
China’s central bank cuts a key interest rate, moving to revive property sales and put more pep into its slowing economy …
China’s central bank cuts interest rates, moving to put more pep into the economy
China’s central bank has cut both its five-year loan prime rate and its one-year rate, moving to revive its ailing property sector and rev up the slowing economy. The five-year …
China finally agrees with Trump on something — they both think Kamala Harris can’t win
Despite polling on par so far with Biden, Harris is relatively unknown in China, where people see Trump winning as a foregone conclusion.
Why was Usain Bolt’s Beijing Olympic relay medal revoked? All about the incident that shattered his three medal win streak
The race with Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Nesta Carter, and Michael Frater that shattered records in Beijing It all began at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Usain Bolt had become the talk of the town…
{Hot Stocks}CHINA UNICOM(00762) quoted at HK$6.97, down 3.1%
[ET Net News Agency, 22 July 2024] CHINA UNICOM (00762) fell 3.1% to HK$6.97, dipping below the 20-D SMA of HK$7.197. It hits an intra-day low of HK$6.97, and an intra-day high of HK$7.25. The…
{Hot Stocks}CHINA UNICOM(00762) quoted at HK$6.97, down 3.1%
[ET Net News Agency, 22 July 2024] CHINA UNICOM (00762) fell 3.1% to HK$6.97, dipping below the 20-D SMA of HK$7.197. It hits an intra-day low of HK$6.97, and an intra-day high of HK$7.25. The…
China Unicom Launches ‘Pilot Phased Array’ Satellite Communication Product
Unicom Air Net, a subsidiary of China Unicom Group, announced its satellite communication product “Pilot Phased Array” at a conference. “Pilot Phased Array” is a new-generation small-sized terminal …
China central bank cuts two key rates to support flagging economy
China’s central bank on Monday cut two benchmark interest rates in a bid to boost lending and kickstart growth in the world’s second-largest economy. – Sluggish growth – The economy slowed sharply in …
China’s Central Bank Lowers Key Policy Rate Unexpectedly
China’s central bank unexpectedly cut a key policy rate to support the country’s ailing economy, just days after a flurry of data showed that a lopsided recovery might have lost some steam. The People …
China’s central bank lowers collateral requirement for medium-term lending facility
Headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, is pictured in Beijing. [Photo/IC] BEIJING — China’s central bank said on Monday that it will lower the collateral requirement for …
Xi Vows to Rewire China’s Finances, Help Indebted Regions
China’s top leader mapped out measures for fixing the debt … both issues by incentivizing officials to lift consumer spending and offering them a new finance stream. Slapping additional taxes on …
Beijing, Manila reach arrangement for supplies to illegal Philippine vessel
Beijing and Manila reached a provisional arrangement on the humanitarian resupply of living necessities to an illegally grounded Philippine vessel, as the two sides had a series of consultation on managing the situation at Ren’ai…
