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CIFI's shares plunged over 32%. Investors were shaken by the sector crisis reaching CIFI, one analyst said, as it was considered one of China's few resilient private developers.
Trading boards in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai were a sea of red again with central banks poised to hike rates even further as inflation soars
China installed a massive 53 gigawatts of renewable energy in the first half of 2022, but it also approved $26-33 billion of investment in the coal power and steel sectors, a new report said
PBOC warns against gambling after onshore yuan finishes at 7.2458 per dollar, weakest close since January 2008, while the offshore yuan slumped 1.15% on the day to trade at 7.2635.
The ADB has already agreed an emergency loan of $200 million to ensure access to food and protect livelihoods in Sri Lanka
Adani said 70% of the $100 billion-plus his group will invest over the next decade will go to "energy transition", adding that they are already the world’s largest solar player
There was some minor respite following Monday’s currency turbulence, which saw a surging dollar and falling pound send a shockwave across trading floors
Over the past week, traders have seen the pound crash to an all-time low, intervention by Japan to prop up the yen for the first time in 24 years, and the euro plunge below dollar parity.
Chinese officials told fund managers and brokers recently to stabilise the market ahead of the Communist Party's five-yearly congress, which will be held in mid-October
Japanese authorities appear ready to respond to speculative currency moves – days after Tokyo spent an estimated $25 billion to defend the yen in the foreign exchange market.
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