SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) declined 20.6% year-on-year in December 2022, led by drops in both electronics and non-electronic products. On a month-on-[...]
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January 17, 2023
Expert View: China’s economy slows sharply in Q4, 2022 growth one of the worst on record
(Reuters) – China’s economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter due to stringent COVID curbs, dragging down 2022 growth to one of its worst in nearly half a century and raising pressure o[...]
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China coal output in Dec slips on COVID; rises to record in 2022
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s daily coal output in December fell from November’s record as the country’s rapidly expanding COVID-19 outbreak has sickened miners and slowed dema[...]
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Taiwan Q4 GDP seen growing 1.3% as cooling tech demand weighs: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s economy likely expanded much more slowly in the fourth quarter compared to the prior quarter due to increased global economic headwinds denting demand for techn[...]
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China Evergrande’s auditor PwC quits over 2021 audit-related matters
(Reuters) – Embattled property developer China Evergrande said on Monday that its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), had resigned amid disagreements over matters relating to the audit of its[...]
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China’s 2022 property investment falls for first time since 1999
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s property investment fell 10.0% year-on-year in 2022, the first decline since records began in 1999, compared with a decline of 9.8% in the first 11 months of th[...]
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China Dec industrial output up 1.3%, retail sales down 1.8%
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output grew at a modest 1.3% pace last month year-on-year, official data showed on Tuesday, easing from a 2.2% rise in November, as manufacturing act[...]
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China’s Q4 growth slows to 2.9% y/y, beats expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy hit a bump in the fourth quarter, growing by 2.9% year-on-year, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Tuesday, beating expectations but still und[...]
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Malaysia central bank to hike rates to 3.00% on Thursday: Reuters Poll
By Sujith Pai BENGALURU (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank will deliver its fifth consecutive quarter percentage point hike on Thursday in its effort to keep high inflation under check an[...]
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