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US, EU sanctions announcements hit markets; oil is up, equities down, Treasurys flat and currencies mixed.
Fundraising by Chinese property developers via bond issuance hit a 10-year low in January despite policy easing by regulators that slightly lifted investor sentiment, a Moody’s analyst said on Tuesday
Indian police question ex-CEO of top bourse and her adviser after governance lapses found at top exchange. Regulators say it is shocking that Chitra Ramkrishna consulted the yogi for years
HSBC aims to cut emissions associated with loans to its oil and gas clients by 34% this decade, its sustainability chief said - the first time Britain's biggest lender has agreed to such a target
Investors turned to oil and safe-haven assets after Russian leader Vladimir Putin 'recognised' two rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine and sent in troops
Investor worries over a possible new crackdown by Beijing set off steep drops in Chinese tech shares on Tuesday. Alibaba, Meituan, Tencent and JD.com were all dragged down
Russian stock indexes plunged and the rouble sank to near a two-year low after Moscow recognised Ukraine's two separatist regions and Putin sent troops into the Western-backed country.
Financial hub deploys a 'dynamic zero Covid' strategy similar to mainland China's, aiming to eradicate any outbreaks at all costs
Nervousness of possible disruption of exports from key oil producer Russia helps push oil prices to their highest since 2014
Russia is the second largest supplier of crude oil to China and its third biggest gas supplier. It is also a major oil supplier to South Korea, while it also sells coal to Japan, Vietnam and India.
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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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