China Tensions High on Agenda as G-7 Diplomats Meet in Japan
Tensions over China will be high on the agenda as top diplomats from Group of Seven nations meet over the next two days in Japan, according to a senior State Department official.
Tensions over China will be high on the agenda as top diplomats from Group of Seven nations meet over the next two days in Japan, according to a senior State Department official.
Singapore’s home sales rose to a six-month high in March as appetite for homes remained strong.
China’s economic growth would fail to top 3% over the next two years in the event of a property market crash where government stimulus is still not enough to offset the damage, according to a Bloomberg Economics analysis that underlines the importance of real estate to the nation’s recovery.
The Swiss National Bank will complete its tightening cycle in June before keeping rates constant for more than a year, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.
The yuan may rally 5.5% against the dollar this year as the Chinese economy strengthens and the US pulls back from rate hikes, according to Swiss asset manager Pictet Asset Management SA.
Frenzied retail buying of stocks tied to electric-vehicle batteries has added more than $11 billion in market value to Korean steelmaker Posco Holdings Inc. and related group companies this month.
Danny Scinto, BFAM Partners’ former head of foreign exchange volatility and rates trading, is joining the $9.1 billion macro hedge fund firm Alphadyne Asset Management as a portfolio manager, said a person with knowledge of the matter.
China demonstrated an electromagnetic gun that fires projectiles shaped like coins, a weapon state media said could be used to break up violent public disturbances.
China injected the least amount of medium-term cash into the banking system since November, a sign that policymakers are watching the effects of past easing steps as the nation’s economic recovery appears to be on track.
Alphabet Inc. and Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the push to adopt artificial intelligence technology must be well regulated to avoid potential harmful effects.