Asia Economy
China rolls out employment support and hints at more stimulus as U.S. tensions escalate
A job fair in Beijing in 2022. China’s urban jobless rate among those aged from 16 to 24, excluding students, stood at an elevated level of 16.5% in March 2025, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Senior Chinese officials on Monday outlined plans […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await further stimulus from China
Shanghai urban skyline and the bund, China. Comezora | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose higher Monday as investors await further stimulus measures from China as well as developments in trade negotiations between the U.S. and countries in the region. Over the weekend, China’s finance minister Lan Fo’an said that the Asian powerhouse will […]
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China’s first-quarter industrial profits return to growth amid tariff woes
Profits at China’s industrial firms grew at a faster pace in October, the statistics bureau said on Nov. 27, 2021, providing a buffer for a faltering economy battered by soaring raw material prices. Pictured here is a worker counting cast steel pipes to be shipped aboard at Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province of China. […]
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Unrealistic to shift all U.S. iPhone assembly to India, Apple bear Craig Moffett writes to clients
Fast Money Unrealistic to shift all U.S. iPhone assembly to India, Apple bear Craig Moffett writes to clients Published Sat, Apr 26 202511:07 AM EDT Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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Ascott plans to double India portfolio, says limited supply provides room for growth
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Lee Ngor Houai, Ascott COO for EMEA, South Asia, and China, discusses the company’s plan to expand its portfolio in India to 12,000 units by 2028, with limited supply providing ample room for growth. He remains optimistic about India’s growth prospects, driven […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets rise as tech boost offsets trade worries — for now
Major U.S. tech names reported their first-quarter results Thursday, offering markets something more to chew on besides all the tariff-related news. U.S. stock indexes rallied: the Dow regained the 40,000 level and the S&P500 and Nasdaq posted gains of over 2%. While tech appears to be at the forefront of investors’ mind for now, tariffs […]
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Emerging markets are betting on a post-tariffs winner — and it’s not China or the U.S.
Visitors look at the city skyline from a park in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2021. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images) Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images Emerging markets have found themselves between a rock and a hard place amid an escalating trade war, seemingly forced […]
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South Korea calls for ‘calm, orderly’ talks with the U.S. amid hopes of a tariff deal by early July
South Korea’s Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (right) arrives at Incheon International Airport on April 23, 2025, as he departs for Washington for finance and trade ministers’ talks with the U.S. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea has asked for “calm” and “orderly” discussions with the U.S. on trade issues, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher after Wall Street gains as investors assess trade climate
Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly climb Friday after Wall Street gained for a third straight day as tech stocks rallied. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 is set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago […]
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Indonesia plans to import more from the U.S. to ‘narrow’ trade surplus, finance minister says
The Semanggi overpass in Jakarta, Indonesia. Fadil Aziz | The Image Bank | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have pushed countries to look for ways to improve their trade balance with the U.S. and negotiate the extent of duties levied on their imports. Indonesia’s plan now is to “narrow,” or even eliminate its […]
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