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It was all about currencies again on Thursday as the soaring US dollar continues to hammer the yen, yuan and pound
Leapmotor's plummet was Hong Kong's worst trading debut this year and is on track to be the steepest first day decline by a listing larger than $250 million
Central bank has rallied state banks to defend the currency, urging them to be prepared to sell dollars in offshore markets to stem the yuan's descent
CIFI's shares plunged over 32%. Investors were shaken by the sector crisis reaching CIFI, one analyst said, as it was considered one of China's few resilient private developers.
Trading boards in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai were a sea of red again with central banks poised to hike rates even further as inflation soars
China installed a massive 53 gigawatts of renewable energy in the first half of 2022, but it also approved $26-33 billion of investment in the coal power and steel sectors, a new report said
PBOC warns against gambling after onshore yuan finishes at 7.2458 per dollar, weakest close since January 2008, while the offshore yuan slumped 1.15% on the day to trade at 7.2635.
The ADB has already agreed an emergency loan of $200 million to ensure access to food and protect livelihoods in Sri Lanka
Adani said 70% of the $100 billion-plus his group will invest over the next decade will go to "energy transition", adding that they are already the world’s largest solar player
There was some minor respite following Monday’s currency turbulence, which saw a surging dollar and falling pound send a shockwave across trading floors
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