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Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar—key members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—have remained hesitant to increase oil and gas exports
Tokyo Stock Exchange's first revamp in 61 years seeks to draw overseas investors
Chinese exports to Russia have been buffeted as the rouble swings in value, clear evidence of the effect Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine are having in China
China stocks were on the up on Friday as weak factory data fanned hopes of government intervention, but the war in Eastern Europe continued to weigh
China agreed on Wednesday to a request by Pakistan to roll over a $4.2 billion debt that was due to be repaid this week
The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 48.1 in March, indicating the steepest rate of contraction since February 2020
Hong Kong's currency peg means homebuyers could face fast-rising interest rates, because of its linked exchange system and upcoming US rate hikes, Nomura says
Shares of 14 Chinese developers and 18 other firms were suspended from trade by Hong Kong exchange on Friday for failing to declare results; many said audits were hit by Covid curbs.
Companies were hit by supply disruptions and surging raw material costs caused by the Ukraine crisis and expect conditions to worsen in the three months ahead
The move comes after retail investor interest in so-called 'meme stocks' flared up in the last two weeks, leading to a doubling in GameStop's share price
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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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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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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