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Microsoft Probe Fuels China Uncertainty
July 31st, 2014
It’s hard to keep a straight face as China accuses Microsoft of “monopolistic behavior” and raids its offices in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere. What, that cartel known as the Communist Party suddenly has a problem with large organizations that ...
Chinese Authorities probe into Pegasus
July 29th, 2014
Pegasus Communications, a subsidiary of the American public relations firm Edelman, says that its Beijing office was visited last week by the “relevant authorities” and that it was cooperating with an investigation. No details were released about which authorities ...
Bank of Communications Designated as Clearing Bank for Won-Yuan Trading
July 8th, 2014
The People’s Bank of China has appointed the Bank of Communications Ltd. as a clearing bank for the direct won-yuan trading in Korea. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Korean counterpart President Park Geun-hye had agreed on the 3rd ...
Direct won-yuan trading on the way
July 3rd, 2014
While North Korea is set to top the agenda at talks later today between Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, increasingly close bilateral economic relations won’t be far behind. There are two main items on ...
China Slowdown Deepens
May 13th, 2014
China’s industrial-output, investment and retail-sales growth unexpectedly slowed, suggesting the government’s efforts to counter an economic slowdown have yet to gain traction. Factory production rose 8.7 percent in April from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said ...
What Obama and Abe Didn’t Talk About
April 25th, 2014
As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently reminded readers, the dirtiest word an economist can call you is “Japanese.” Swedes must be stewing with regret for giving Krugman that Nobel Prize, after one of his columns likened the ...
Citic Pacific Said to Plan About $4 Billion Share Sale to Public
March 27th, 2014
Citic Pacific Ltd. plans to sell about $4 billion of shares to restore its public float after absorbing assets from state-owned parent Citic Group Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. Citic Pacific may approach sovereign wealth funds ...
UPDATE: European stocks flat as investors take profits into holidays
December 23rd, 2019
European stocks were mixed on Monday as investors sought to take profits into the holiday season following a sustained rally earlier in the month. The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered around the flatline by mid-afternoon, with autos falling 0.9% and ...
Yen gains but yuan, Aussie dip as U.S.-China trade war escalates
May 13th, 2019
The safe-haven yen edged higher and the Chinese yuan and Australian dollar dipped early on Monday after the latest escalation in the trade war between the United States and China. The world’s two biggest economies appeared at a deadlock ...
Stocks across Asia kicked off the week with strong gains; Events investors focus on this week
January 7th, 2019
Stocks across Asia kicked off the week with strong gains after soothing Federal Reserve comments and an easing of monetary policy in China stoked a renewed appetite for risk assets. The dollar fell to the lowest in more than ...
