PBOC reforms loan prime rate, bank lending rates
A Chinese flag floats in the middle of traditional lanterns in the alleyways in Beijing, China. Vincent Isore | IP3 | Getty Images China’s central
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Carrie Lam speaks about economic impact, Shenzhen
Protesters walk along a street during a rally in Hong Kong on August 18, 2019, in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that
Huawei calls US move to add more affiliates to Entity List ‘unjust’
The U.S. government’s decision to add more of Huawei’s affiliates to a blacklist is “unjust” and “politically motivated” and will not help the country advance
Beijing’s Belt and Road plans could spur the sector
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, China’s President Xi Jinping
PBOC to cut borrowing costs for businesses
China will lower borrowing costs for companies — but it may not boost the economy as much as some hope. Amid a slowdown in the
Former CNN reporter hires lobbyists to battle Trump friend Duterte
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa (2nd R), is escorted by police after an arrest warrant was served, shortly after arriving at the international airport in Manila
Boris Johnson to face EU leaders for Brexit talks this week
Boris Johnson, U.K. foreign secretary, arrives to attend a meeting of cabinet minsters at number 10 Downing Street in London, U.K., on Tuesday, July 3,
Iranian tanker caught in a standoff with the West heads to Greece
A crew member checks the new name of Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on August
The US economy is fine, but trade storms are gathering
Workers assemble cars at the newly renovated Ford’s Assembly Plant in Chicago, June 24, 2019. Jim Young | AFP | Getty Images A former colleague
Trump needs a China trade deal or risk losing reelection
President Donald Trump needs to reach an agreement with China to end the trade war if he wants to be reelected next year, private equity
Greenland tells Trump that the country is not for sale
Colorful houses on the island of Uummannaq GreenlandUummannaq is located 590 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. Getty Images President Donald Trump’s surprising suggestion to
China could weaponize US Treasury holdings in trade war
Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, speaking at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2019. Adam Galica | CNBC Hedge fund
JP Morgan on US-China trade war, risk of global economic recession
President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June
US prohibits firms from selling to China nuclear power company CGN
General view of the second phase of the Hongyanhe nuclear power station on in Dalian, Liaoning Province of China. He Peng | China News Service
President reportedly considering buying Greenland
An iceberg floats in Disko Bay behind houses during unseasonably warm weather on July 30, 2019 in Ilulissat, Greenland. Climate change is having a profound
Social media has become a battleground in Hong Kong’s protests
Police officers line up during a protest against police violence during previous marches, near China’s Liaison Office, Hong Kong, China. Edgar Su | Reuters Hong
N Korea fires two projectiles into sea off eastern coast, says S Korean military
North Korea test fires a new weapon, in this undated photo released on August 11, 2019 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA
US wants to seize Iran oil tanker Grace 1 being held in Gibraltar
A ship approaches supertanker Grace 1 off the coast of Gibraltar on July 6, 2019. – Iran demanded on July 5, 2019 that Britain immediately
China says has to take counter-measures to latest US tariffs
China has to take necessary counter-measures to the latest U.S. tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods, the finance ministy said on Thursday. The ministry
Saudi Arabia dramatically changing its oil exports to China and the US
A worker stands at a pipeline, watching a flare stack at the Saudi Aramco oil field complex facilities in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia. Reza/Getty Images Saudi