China’s factory activity beats forecasts in May, private survey shows, despite softer official data
BEIJING — China's manufacturing activity expanded faster than expected in May, according to a private survey released Monday, although growth ...
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Surge in ‘risk-free’ treasury yields sends bond investors in search of better opportunities
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Used cars are offered for sale at a dealership on July 11, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesThe ...
Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard
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Bessent defends U.S. dollar swap lines as Iran war harms global finances
Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent testifies during a during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing ...
China exports miss estimates in March, imports post best growth in more than four years
A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers sails towards the open sea in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, Shandong, China, on ...
AI data center boom ‘stress tests’ insurers as private capital floods in
AI data centers are becoming a "stress test" for insurers as rapid technological advancements and the use of increasingly complex ...
Holiday spending, export demand drive China’s economic momentum as Iran war headwinds loom
Staff sort parcels on the mail sorting assembly line at the Postal Delivery Logistics Joint Distribution Center in Mengshan County, ...
China to boost defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021
China's liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles DongFeng-5C, which have a global strike range, pass through Tian'anmen Square during the V-Day ...
