China’s economic growth is forecast to slow amid fresh coronavirus outbreaks, denting profits for US firms. But disruptions to Chinese manufacturing could steer factory orders to Southeast Asia.US companies stand to earn less this year in China as growth slows in the world’s second largest economy. Slowing growth in the …
Read More »Barclays: US Dollar’s Rally Likely Nearing Its Peak
The dollar is likely to head higher in the coming months before weakening in the second half of the year as the outperformance of the US economy fades and investors’ risk appetite improves, according to Barclays Plc. While tighter monetary policy, a resilient US economy and demand for havens due …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 21 March
The USD started the American session on the back foot but gradually strengthened following hawkish comments by US Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Speaking about the economic outlook at the National Association for Business Economics Annual Economic Policy Conference, Powell said that if they need to raise fed funds rate by …
Read More »Trading In Evergrande’s Shares Suspended
Shares of China’s Evergrande Group and two key subsidiaries were halted from trading Monday pending the release of inside information, pointing to a potential advance in the planned restructuring of the giant developer.Hong Kong-listed Evergrande, China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. and Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd. were halted …
Read More »Boeing 737 Crash Real Test For Investor Confidence
The crash of a Boeing jet in China sent the company’s shares down 5.6% at one point Monday, signaling a test of investor confidence just as the plane maker was starting to put a number of crises in its past.A Boeing 737-800 plane carrying 132 people for China Eastern Airlines …
Read More »China keeps key lending rates unchanged
China kept the key interest rate for lending to businesses and individuals unchanged on Monday, according to what traders and analysts expected. China kept the basic interest rate for one-year loans at 3.70 percent, while the basic interest rate for five-year loans remained at 4.60 percent. Just over half of …
Read More »Weekly Recap 14-18 March 2022
There have been a lot of moving events during the past week, most notably the monetary policy decisions of the Fed and the Bank of England. Those decisions, which reflected a clear shift in the direction of monetary policy, led to a change in the price movement. The US Federal …
Read More »White House: Xi, Biden’s call was direct, substantive and detailed
According to a US administration official, talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Friday, which lasted for nearly two hours, were direct, substantive and detailed. Biden stressed to Xi that China providing material support to Russia would have consequences not just from the US but …
Read More »China has plans to invade Taiwan next fall
China has plans to invade Taiwan as soon as next fall, according to Newsweek based on a Russian intelligence document.Traders are treating the report with skepticism. Many geopolitical analysts had viewed recent geopolitical events regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as likely to dissuade China from mounting an assault on Taiwan …
Read More »China raises fuel prices to their highest level in more than a decade
Retail gasoline prices in China have risen to levels not seen since at least 2006, while diesel prices have risen to their highest level in ten years after the rise in global oil prices in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The National Development and Reform Commission said …
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