HONG KONG, May 4 (Reuters) - Private business activity in Hong Kong continued to shrink in April for a 10th successive month on sluggish global demand, although the decline was the slowest since September, a purchasing managers' survey showed on ...Read More
(UPDATES with details, economist comments, markets) MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's economic activity began a recovery in the third quarter, expanding for the first time in a year as industrial production and services rebounded from the second quarter. The National Statistics Institute, or ...Read More
* Hong Kong, China shares ease on weak U.S. data * China banks fall on report Beijing may adjust reserves * Power counters gain after China raises tariff rates (Updates to midday) By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, ...Read More
WARSAW (Dow Jones)--The Polish economy will grow by 1.4% this year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday, upgrading its forecast for the country's gross domestic product from a contraction of 0.4% in its previous report published in ...Read More
* Hong Kong, China shares ease on profit taking * Debutants Tontine and Longfor post sharp gains (Updates to midday) By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares fellon Thursday, tracking losses in ...Read More
HONG KONG, Nov 19 (Reuters) - China Minsheng Banking Corp, the country's seventh-largest listed bank, raised US$3.9 billion when it priced its Hong Kong initial public offering around the mid-point of its indicated range, sources familiar with the deal said ...Read More
HONG KONG, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks may fall for athird day on Thursday as investors continue to take profit afterU.S. shares slipped, while China Mobile (0941.HK) is likely to bein focus after it said capital spending will ...Read More
NEW YORK -- Like many out-of-town arrivals to Manhattan, Broadway's new production of "Ragtime" has to make do with tighter quarters. The stage of the Neil Simon Theatre, where this invigorating revival opened Sunday night, doesn't accommodate Derek McLane's multi-level ...Read More
LONDON -- Buoyed by strengthening rebounds in Germany and France, the 16-nation euro zone has officially climbed out of its worst recession since World War II, fueling hopes that a lasting global recovery is beginning to take shape. The data released ...Read More
* HSBC hits one-year high on strong outlook * HK index could test 23,000 on abundant liquidity -broker * SMIC jumps after CEO change, TSMC settlement * China snaps 8-day rally, dragged down by banks (Updates to close) By Sui-Lee ...Read More
* Hong Kong gains on U.S. data * Shanghai at three-month high on economic hopes (Updates to close) By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong sharesclimbed on Friday, spurred by gains on Wall ...Read More
* Hong Kong stocks gain on bargain hunting * Shanghai shares rise to almost three-month high * Gold counters rise on higher gold prices (Updates to close) By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Hong ...Read More
* Hong Kong stocks gain on bargain hunting * China shares at near three-month high * Gold counters rise on higher gold prices (Updates to midday) By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong ...Read More
(Adds details from forecasts, comments from EU's Almunia.) BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Union economy will recovery gradually over the next two years, while unemployment and government budget deficits continue to climb, the European Commission said Tuesday. The commission, the EU's executive arm, ...Read More
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The value of Hong Kong home sales inOctober fell 35 percent to the lowest since April as potentialbuyers became concerned prices have risen too fast and a bubblemay be forming. Home sales fell to HK$36.3 billion ($4.7 ...Read More
A bevy of reports on Monday attested to a recovering economy, with manufacturing activity, pending home sales and construction spending all exceeding expectations. While some readings were juiced by one-time sparks, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 77 points to 9789, ...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A trio of economic reports showed the economy continues to rebuild itself. The U.S. manufacturing sector has now grown for three consecutive months, according to the Institute for Supply Management, which tracks nationwide factory sentiment. KEY POINTS: ...Read More
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--Growing confidence about China's economic outlook helped China shares end higher Monday, ignoring sharp declines on Wall Street and profit-taking on the country's Nasdaq-style ChiNext board. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks both A and B shares, ended ...Read More
(Adds economists' comments on PMI, details from HSBC China PMI and CFLP PMI issued Sunday.) BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China's manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in 18 months in October, according to two industry surveys, supported by Beijing's stimulus package and ...Read More
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- China’s manufacturing expanded at thefastest pace in 18 months in October, a purchasing managers’index released by HSBC Holdings Plc showed.
The index rose to a seasonally adjusted 55.4 from 55 inSeptember, HSBC said in an e-mailed statement ...Read More
Manufacturing accounts for about 40% of China's economy
China's manufacturing sector grew in October at its fastest rate in 18 months, a survey has suggested.
The purchasing managers index (PMI) from the state-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing rose to ...Read More
