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China: trading rallies after volatile start to 2016

Following a volatile first week of the year, the Shanghai Composite closed two percent higher on Friday (January 8). Trading in China’s markets has

Economy

European shares fell sharply but came off lows after China suspends its circuit breaker mechanism

European markets fell sharply on Thursday after China accelerated the depreciation of the yuan, but came off lows after the Shanghai and Shenzen

Business Line

Catching China's cold

It is said when America sneezes the world catches a cold. In this first edition of 2016 we look at what happens to the world when China gets sick

Business Series

Huawei smartphones top the 100 million sales mark

Huawei has become the first Chinese company to ship more than 100 million smartphones. The 2015 shipments defied a market slowdown and jumped 44

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Economy

Chinese services sector slowdown

Another sign the world’s second-largest economy may be losing steam comes in a private survey which showed China’s services sector expanded at its

World News

Volatile New Year markets: European shares plunge after slump of Chinese stocks

The New Year has got off to a bumpy start on the stock markets, as weak Chinese data dampens global confidence. European shares fell sharply as

Business Series

Marks & Spencer opens first Beijing store

Marks & Spencer has opened its first store in Beijing, part of its strategy of focusing on flagship stores in China’s largest cities. Its 1,500

Economy

IMF allows Chinese yuan to enter the jet set currency club

The IMF has accepted the Chinese yuan into the club of elite currencies. IMF set to put yuan in reserve currency basket https://t.co/h7quutjx6y

Economy

Alibaba sales break Singles' Day record in China

China’s e-commerce market leader Alibaba says online sales during Singles’ Day have exceeded last year’s total of $9.3 billion (8.6 billion euros)

Economy

Low Chinese inflation fuels stimulus expectations

The latest inflation data from China shows persistent deflationary pressure – adding to expectations that more stimulus measures can be expected by

Economy

OECD returns to revisionism with growth downgrade

The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has issued another gloomy outlook for the global economy, its second in a row

Economy

China's factory activity slows up more slowly

Factory activity in China fell for an eighth straight month in October although at a slower pace, fuelling hopes that the industry’s long slump may

China

Europe and China should hold free trade talks, says Li

China and Europe should look at holding free trade talks, according to the country’s premier Li Keqiang who is meeting with German Chancellor Angela

Economy

China's yuan to join IMF currency basket - sources

The Chinese yuan is set to be included in the IMF’s benchmark currency basket, according to reports. Sources say a draft report by International

Economy

China cuts interest rates for sixth time in a year

China’s central bank has cut interest rates and lowered the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves, as well as freeing up deposit rates. Earlier

Economy

Chinese consumer inflation and producer prices fall again

Consumer inflation fell more than expected in China in September, while producer prices continued their long slide, adding to concerns about

Economy

Mixed results on China's trade sector

Exports not as bad as expected – but imports worse – China’s mixed results have left economists divided over the state of the country’s trade sector

Economy

Factory activity in China contracts again in September

Chinese factories were quieter again in September as demand softened at home and abroad. Several surveys have shown strains on smaller and

Economy

Chinese industry suffers worst drop in profits for four years

Profits earned by Chinese industrial companies fell in August at the sharpest rate in four years. Official figures show a drop of 8.8 percent

Economy

G20 says US interest rate rise unlikely to harm global growth

The G20’s finance ministers and central bank governors have begun a two-day meeting in the Turkish capital to discuss the global economy. In an early