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The downgrade to B2 from B1 came after the Chinese conglomerate said last week its units would sell a combined 60% stake in Nanjing Nangang Iron & Steel United for up to $2.2bn
The onshore yuan finished the domestic session at 7.1825 per dollar, the strongest since October 12, while its offshore counterpart traded at 7.2151 at around 0830 GMT.
Mirae Asset is creating a 300 billion won ($208 million) fund to support Musk's takeover of Twitter, the Korea Economic Daily said
Problems were reported by 19,000 users in Singapore and 68,000 in the UK, as well as users in India and Hong Kong
Over the past week Japanese officials have spent close to $62 billion propping up the yen against the soaring dollar
The likes of Rokid, Thunderbird Innovation and Nreal have all released new smart-glasses products this year, Pandaily said
Chinese investors have been rattled by fears Beijing will choose ideology over the economy while traders in Japan were buoyed by positive earnings reports
Securities regulators recently asked fund managers to prevent an excessive proportion of institutional investors in money market funds. At least 20% must be invested in liquid assets.
China's onshore yuan dropped to a near 15-year low on Tuesday after global investors dumped Chinese stocks and assets on Monday
Southeast Asia's largest economy has been enjoying an export boom for more than a year due to rising commodity prices
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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