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Base metal prices in London lower across the board while the benchmarks in top metals consumer China were mostly higher
FinTech Acquisition Corp V said it amended terms of merger with the Israeli online brokerage, cutting its valuation to $8.8 billion from $10.4 billion
The Japan Securities Dealers Association will recommend cutting the waiting period to about 21 days
European asset manager Tikehau Capital and partner Financière Agache have incorporated Pegasus Asia to be listed on the city-state's bourse
Asian stocks were mostly flat on Thursday with concern about the Omicron variant weighing on investors in cautious holiday trade after a mixed close on Wall Street
King Salman says efforts by the world's top oil exporter to maintain spare capacity had proven important to safeguarding energy supply security
Net inflows into equities listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, the major bourses on the mainland, reached a record of 417.5 billion yuan ($65.5 billion) as of December 23
China will also encourage more long-term foreign investors into its treasury bond market, Wang Xiaolong, director of the Treasury Department in the Ministry of Finance, said
Two Chinese regulators announced draft rules for firms' offshore listings over the past week, giving some clarity on how they plan to monitor capital market activities amid the regulatory crackdown.
Despite a tough year for China stocks, the green energy, small cap and fintech sectors all saw stellar performances this year.
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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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