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Banks agreed $180.63bn in new yuan loans last month, up from July but below analysts' expectations, PBOC data revealed
Traders across the region responded positively to US and EU central banks’ determination to beat inflation and a weaker US dollar
More than $2.1 billion was raised by five Chinese firms on stocks exchanges in London and Zurich, said the report, more than five times the total raised from listings in New York
Chinese carmaker Leapmotor's plan for a $1.5-billion initial public offering in Hong Kong has been suspended, because of a lukewarm response by investors, sources say.
India's move on Thursday is expected to lead to price increases by other major exporters, like Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. It could hit China and the Philippines hardest.
The slide in Japan's currency has begun to spook big investors, and some are cutting bets that it will decline further, expecting that the government could step in to try and stop the fall.
Japan is to spend $24bn on support measures as inflation soars in the world’s No3 economy, while the yen’s plunge also has Tokyo worried
China stocks bucked the regional trend as persistent Covid-19 outbreaks darkened the economic outlook for the world's No2 economy
State internet shutdowns "cause significant inconvenience to local public at large," the Internet and Mobile Association of India said
Traders across the region were in downbeat mood with the US Federal Reserve and other central banks set to tighten rates again
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