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Asian stocks scaled a seven-week high with investors upbeat after cooler-than-expected US inflation figures and signs China was about to relax its Covid curbs
The yuan jumped in Asian afternoon trade after China ordered health authorities to ease some of Covid rules and US inflation data suggested that Fed rate hikes could start to slow
The latest data suggests the Fed's swift monetary tightening is beginning to have an impact. Some analysts said this may be the start of inflation being defused. US stocks jumped on Thursday
Moves by the Politburo caused Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index to soar by over 7% on Friday, while Shanghai's benchmark CSI 300 jumped by 3% and the yuan hit a one-month high
The US Trade Representative's office said the latest talks between Taiwan and officials from six US agencies went well, before they wound up in New York on Wednesday
Chinese takeover would endanger public safety because of China's "deliberate, strategic approach to knowledge discovery and production control", German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said.
Indexes across the region were under pressure again with inflation woes and cryptocurrency worries weighing on sentiment
JPMorgan says 20% of "junk-rated" companies in China and two thirds of them in Russia could default in the coming year
Mining industry leaders say they are concerned about global supply chains for the metal which is vital to the renewable energy and EV sectors
All eyes were on the United States and its Congressional elections, the outcome of which will be a key economic driver over the next couple of years
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