LONDON – Stock markets roared higher on Wednesday, reversing much of the previous session's losses, as investors used the dip in prices to bet the latest COVID-19 variant would not […]
LONDON – A semblance of calm returned to world markets on Monday as investors waited for more details to assess the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the world […]
A technician works on the production line of a circuit board in a high-tech company in Hai'an, Jiangsu province. (XINHUA) BEIJING – Profits of China's major industrial firms maintained sound […]
LONDON – Global stocks tumbled on Friday and oil fell below $80 a barrel after news of a possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying to the safety of bonds, […]
This undated file photo shows an ethylene project at Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang province. (SINOPEC ZHENHAI REFINING AND CHEMICAL COMPANY / HANDOUT VIA […]
LONDON – A tech shares bounce carried European equities higher on Thursday, following similar gains on Wall Street and Asia and helped also by a small pullback in the dollar […]
HONG KONG – Share markets were jittery in early Asia on Wednesday as trading was buffeted by a step-up in US Treasury yields as well as volatile oil prices in […]
LONDON – Stock markets fell sharply and the dollar held on to recent gains on Tuesday as investors positioned for interest rate hikes in 2022 after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome […]
LONDON – World stocks kicked off the week on a cautious note on Monday after posting a second consecutive weekly drop, and the euro struggled as traders weighed the risks […]
BEIJING – Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.61 percent, at 3,582.08 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.41 percent higher at 14,960.66 […]
Policymakers in China are considering major tax and fee cuts in 2022 as a proactive fiscal easing measure to spur the economy and support vulnerable firms. (PHOTO / IC) Policymakers […]
LONDON – A spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe stymied the global equity markets rally on Friday with stocks struggling to cling to recent record highs and the euro looking […]
LONDON / SYDNEY – World stock markets and the dollar rally stalled on Thursday, oil skidded on talk of a coordinated release of reserves, while Turkey’s lira tumbled again on […]
LONDON/HONG KONG – The dollar jumped on Wednesday, as strong US retail sales data fueled bets on earlier Federal Reserve rate hikes, while shares in Europe made slim gains after […]
Global stock markets marched on towards new peaks on Tuesday. The pan-European STOXX 600, German blue chips and the Paris CAC 40 benchmark all opened to new record highs, rising […]
Workers at the construction site of a property in Nantong, Jiangsu province. (XU JINGBAI / FOR CHINA DAILY) As "housing is for living in, not for speculation" remains the overriding […]
Nation to keep securing supplies amid commodity price hikes, assist sectors An employee works on the assembly line of a carmaker in Qingzhou, Shandong province. (WANG JILIN / FOR CHINA […]
Overseas returnees communicate with employers at a job fair during the 19th Conference on International Exchange of Professionals in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, April 24, 2021. (MAO SIQIAN / […]
This undated photo shows a tourist shops at a duty-free store in Hainan province. (MENG ZHONGDE / FOR CHINA DAILY) BEIJING – China's retail sales of consumer goods went up […]
In this file photo taken on Feb 28, 2021, workers weld at a workshop of an automobile manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou city, east China's Shandong province. (WANG JILIN / XINHUA) […]