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Mainland China and Hong Kong shares advanced but Tokyo retreated with investors distracted by war in Europe and soaring global prices
The latest drop came as an analyst lowered his price target for Tesla stocks to $800 from $1,150 over Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and supply chain issues
The 5-year notes carry a coupon of 4.40%, while the 10-year notes have a 4.70% coupon, below the sovereign's initial price guidance
The index has been constructed to make reference to the EU Paris Aligned Benchmark (PAB) Standard as it applies to Asia stock markets
The company - backed by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, DST Global and Unbound - has been granted a licence by the Securities and Futures Commission
The legendary financier, speaking at the World Economic Forum, said the Chinese leader had made a series of mistakes which could cost him significant influence
The war in Ukraine has aggravated a global food crisis that is causing economic shockwaves around the world and could last for years, expert tells UN Security Council
Tech, industrial stocks pulled shares lower as Beijing imposed new Covid curbs and analysts downgraded their forecasts
Calls for reduced reliance on the dollar system and boosting the yuan to become a robust, globally-traded reserve currency come in the wake of deteriorating relations with the West
Exchange-traded funds and foreign mutual funds that invest in Chinese yuan bonds saw a record outflow – of $2.3 billion – in the week to May 18, according to Refinitiv Lipper data
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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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