One German business chief said it must “end unilateral dependencies” after Beijing moved to restrict exports of rare metals key to making memory chips

Japan’s benchmark index saw its hot streak end as it fell back from a 33-year high while Hong Kong edged ahead on bets of major state intervention

Torrential rain triggered flash floods and hailstorms in northern China as the region remains in the grip of unusually hot weather

Sources claim two of India's three private refiners have settled some recent Russian oil import deals in Chinese yuan

The promise of significant intervention by Beijing to prop up its struggling economy buoyed investors while a surprise drop in US inflation boosted sentiment too

US spy chiefs say the Chinese balloon downed in February did not collect any information, after it was shot down and recovered from the Atlantic Ocean

But the listing is set to be opposed by some US lawmakers over claims the company uses cotton produced by Uyghur forced labour

China’s factory data dip boosted hopes for stimulus in some quarters but investor mood was low amid the threat of more interest rate hikes

No Chinese firm has listed in US or Hong Kong under the new exhaustive rules, frustrating firms and investment bankers

The world’s No1 producer is on target to see steel exports rise to 77 million metric tons this year thanks to strong demand from Southeast Asia and Africa

An official government investigation is set to reveal the balloon, tracked across the US in February, carried American technology, according to the Wall Street Journal

The new Arizona chip factory is due to be up and running by next year and a second fab making the most advanced chips set to start production in 2026