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Chinese fx reserves plunge by $20.5bn in Q4
China’s vast foreign exchange reserves showed on Friday their first quarterly drop since 1998. The decline was partly attributed to a slowing Chinese economy and capital outflows amid worldwide econ... -
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Argentina to introduce new restrictions to curb imports
Argentina will enforce new restrictions on consumer goods’ imports by February in an effort to remedy its retreating trade surplus, according to a resolution published by the Revenue Office. The new... -
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Chinese to boost Gulf energy ties
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is scheduled to start a six day visit to the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to discuss the country’s energy policy, China’s foreign ministry said late on Tuesday. During th... -
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Bank of Japan snubs call for more easing as Standard & Poor’s downgrades debt
Japan’s central bank has announced that it has already done enough to combat deflation, brushing off yet another call for more action from the ranks of the ruling party. Bank of Japan Deputy Gov... -
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Hildebrand exits SNB after failing to prove innocence beyond doubt
Swiss National Bank chair Philipp Hildebrand resigned late on Monday over a controversial personal foreign currency trade undertaken by his wife. Hildrebrand’s wife Kashya had switched SFr400,000 in... -
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India lowers growth rate by 1.5 percent
India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Sing, on Sunday slashed a previously set forecast for the country’s economic growth rate to seven percent, down from 8.5 percent a year ago. The country was initia... -
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China tells banks to limit loans to local governments; support stock in Shanghai
China’s banking regulator has told commercial lenders to restrict new credit they provide to local governments’ financing vehicles, to ward off potential risks of default, state media reports. The... -
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Smartphones help Samsung to record sales
Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest consumer electronics group by sales, on Friday reported all-time-high quarterly profits for the October to December period despite the slowing global economy... -
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Three Swiss bankers accused of $1.2bn tax conspiracy
US prosecutors late on Tuesday charged three Swiss bankers with conspiring to help US citizens evade over $1.2bn in assets from the IRS. The filed indictment, which refers to ‘Swiss Bank A’ only, ... -
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China’s land sale revenue slumps 13 percent
Land sale revenue across 130 Chinese cities has dropped 13 percent year-on-year in 2011 to ¥1.86trn, said property research group China Index Academy late on Wednesday. In contrast, countrywide land ...
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