China’s economy is struggling. The recovery after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions is faltering. Its trade with the rest of the world is shrinking. A decade-long boom in house prices has come to an end.…
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Retailers like Dollarama (TSX:DOL) may be able to thrive if inflation ticks up again.
Are you worried about another uptick in inflation?
It’s not an unreasonable concern to have.
While the most recent consumer price index (CPI) report showed inflation …
2023-08-09
Apple (AAPL) investors have had a rotten August as the bears feast on renewed growth fears.
Shares of the tech giant are off by about 8.8% in August, according to Yahoo Finance data, badly underperforming the S&P 500's 1.6% drop.…
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Next month, Disney’s immersive Galactic Starcruiser “Star Wars hotel” in Florida will shut down, less than two years after opening. Best known for being horrendously expensive – $4,809 for a couple for two nights, or a mere $1,500 a person if you fit f…
2023-08-09
It’s time for another visit to the inbox to see what questions are on readers’ minds.
Wants less China
Q – Can you recommend an emerging market ETF that is not so heavily weighted to China?…
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Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons
Open this photo in gallery: Attendees observe a moment of silence at the time of the atomic bombing as they hold a peace memorial ceremony at an indoor facility due to approaching Typhoon Khanun in Nagasaki, on Aug.…
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After months of shuttle diplomacy between Washington and Riyadh, the shape of the Biden administration’s blockbuster plan to normalise relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia – and in doing so reshape the region’s geopolitics – is coming into view.&#…
2023-08-09
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday insisted that there is no existing agreement between the Philippines and China to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal.
This is contrary to claims by Beijing that the Philippine government …
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden shake hands during their bilateral meeting at the oval office of the White House in Washington D.C. on May 01, 2023.…
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China’s consumer sector fell into deflation and factory-gate prices extended declines in July, as the world’s second-largest economy struggled to revive demand and pressure mounted on Beijing to release more direct policy stimulus.…
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From 4h ago 07.44 BST Italy backtracks on banking windfall tax Italy’s government have partly backtracked on their plans for a banking windfall tax, after shares in the country’s lenders tumbled yesterday.…
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Fan Bao, founder, Chairman and CEO of China Renaissance Group, an investment bank led by one of the country’s most famed rainmakers, holds a news conference on its IPO in Hong Kong, China September 13, 2018.…
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When Australia’s central bank released its quarterly economic update last week, China’s “uncertain” economic outlook topped a list of domestic worries for Australia.
The International Monetary Fund too singled out China in its latest world economic out…
2023-08-09
Global stocks rose on Wednesday and European equities outperformed as Italy soothed market nerves with the news that a windfall tax on bank profits would be less punishing than analysts had expected.…
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The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
HONG KONG, Aug 9 (Reuters) – China will require all mobile app providers in the country to file business details with the government, its informat…
2023-08-09
Rising U.S. bond yields are unnerving investors and worsening stocks turbulence as markets confront a pileup of unwelcome news, from last week’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating to revived worries over regional banks.…
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MANILA. In this photo taken March 29, 2014, a Chinese Coast Guard ship attempts to block a Philippine government vessel as the latter tries to enter Second Thomas Shoal to relieve Philippine troops and resupply provisions.…
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An international row is growing between the Philippines, the US and China over a rusting ship that has been turned into a crucial military outpost in the South China Sea.
The dilapidated second world war-era ship was deliberately run aground on a tiny …
2023-08-09
The slump has left Australian travellers with tales of exorbitant European prices, including Helaina Gardiner, a 32-year-old event manager for the Merivale Hospitality group in Sydney, who returned from four weeks in the United Kingdom, Italy and Greec…
2023-08-09
The Commonwealth Bank’s record profit announcement has helped the ASX finish up following a mixed session on Wednesday.
The S&P/ASX200 was up 26.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at the close, on a flat 7,338, while the All Ords was up 0.32 per cent at 7…
2023-08-09
China on Wednesday reported it had entered deflation for the first time since 2021 — the latest indicator pointing to a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Here’s how Beijing is attempting to reverse the downturn:
– Targeted stimulus …