Shares slipped Thursday in Asia as China reported weaker global demand hit its trade in August, adding to pressures on its economy. Oil prices and U.S. futures also fell. Hong Kong’s benchmark fell more than…
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Stock market today: Asian shares fall as China reports weaker global demand hit its trade in August
Beijing Review: Diversity spurs dialogue
BEIJING, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Was die Nationen als Nationen getan haben, haben sie für die menschliche Gesellschaft getan. That’s German for “What nations have done as nations, they have done …
China’s ICBC and Agricultural Bank of China to lower rates for existing first-home mortgages
BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Two of China’s major state banks said they will start to lower the interest rates on existing mortgages for first-home loans, according to statements released by the banks …
China’s exports, imports fall as pressures persist
China’s exports and imports fell in August, data showed on Thursday, as the twin pressures of sagging overseas demand and weak consumer spending squeezed businesses in the world’s second-largest …
China’s exports and imports fall in August as weak global demand keeps its economy under pressure
HONG KONG — (AP) — China’s exports and imports both fell in August from … policy measures to shore up the economy after the country’s rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic fizzled earlier than expected …
Why China’s response to economic challenges is not working
Data from China on Thursday showing falling exports fanned more fears about a slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy, which has struggled with its post-Covid recovery.And a post-Covid rally has since completely run out of…
China’s major banks to lower rates on existing first-home mortgages
BEIJING (Reuters) -Four of China’s major state banks said on Thursday they will start to lower interest rates on existing mortgages for first-home loans, reducing them to levels in place when a home was purchased.
China’s exports and imports fall again in August as demand slumps
China’s exports fell by 8.8% in August year-on-year, while imports contracted 7.3%, customs data showed on Thursday, increasing pressure on the country’s vast manufacturing sector as demand sags at …
China Is Flooding the World With Cars
Even as China’s other exports falter, its carmakers are seeing big increases in overseas sales, mainly for gasoline-powered models.
China’s Tencent debuts large language AI model, says open for enterprise use
Tencent Holdings said on Thursday companies could now use its large language artificial intelligence (AI) model “Hunyuan” as it premiered the much-awaited product amid a race by tech firms race to become China’s AI champion.
China’s ‘piecemeal’ stimulus plan stirs optimism in property market
The precarious state of China’s property sector, which normally accounts for more than a quarter of activity in the world’s second-largest economy, prompted Beijing last week to unleash its most comprehensive effort in years to…
China, Australia hold first high-level dialogue in three years in Beijing
China and Australia should “seriously consider” what they have learned from halting their high-level dialogue over the past three years, Li Zhaoxing, a former foreign minister, said on Thursday, as the talks restarted in Beijing.
Investors ponder the ‘Japanification’ of China
But as an answer to the broad Japanification question, the soured geopolitics are critical. Fundamentally, it asks whether an investor pondering the investability of China is looking at cyclical or persistent threat to growth. Without…
