The Caixin China General Services PMI rose to 51.1 in May 2025, up from April’s seven-month low of 50.7 and in line with market forecasts, supported by faster growth in new business and activity, …
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Citi to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China as part of global revamp
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China issued more than 1.3 trillion yuan ($181 billion) in 2024 under the country’s housing provident fund programme for individual mortgage loans, down 11.4% from the previous year, according to …
Citi to cut 3,500 technology jobs in China as part of global revamp
Citigroup Inc will reduce the number of employees at two of its technology centres in China by about 3,500, the bank said on Thursday, as part of its efforts to simplify and shrink its global…
US to Keep Pressure on Vietnam Over China Imports, Lutnick Says
The Trump administration will keep up pressure on Vietnam as long as it keeps re-exporting a significant amount of Chinese products to the US, according to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.
Energy Transfer says US government requiring licenses to export ethane to China
Energy Transfer said on Wednesday it received a letter from the U.S. government requiring a license to export ethane to China, adding that the U.S. export terminal operator will file for an emergency …
China May services activity grows despite US tariff concerns, Caixin PMI shows
China’s services activity expanded at a slightly faster pace in May, with new orders growing more quickly than in April, though new export orders declined due to uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariffs …
US Auto Suppliers Say Immediate Action Needed on China Rare Earths Restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group representing auto suppliers in the United States called on Wednesday for immediate action to address China’s restricted exports of rare earths and other minerals, …
China’s Power Prices Nosedive in Relief to Tariff-Hit Factories
A crash in Chinese coal prices, and a flood of clean energy, are cutting power rates in major industrial hubs, easing pressure on some of the factories caught in the crossfire of trade hostilities …
Energy Transfer says U.S. to require licenses to export ethane to China
Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) disclosed Wednesday it received a letter from the U.S. Commerce Department requiring a license to export ethane to China, and that it will file for an emergency authorization to continue exporting.
China’s rare earth magnet policy: Foreign auto firms win export approvals, their Indian units are kept on hold
While China has resumed exports of its rare earth magnets, applications by domestic auto manufacturers—including by subsidiaries of multinational companies that have received approvals for their …
As China restricts rare earths, Trump targets ethane in plastics manufacturing blow
The Trump administration plans to reject U.S. ethane exports to China that are heavily relied upon for plastics manufacturing in an apparent escalation of the temporary trade war truce between the …
