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India-China Thaw Or Tactical Pause? Breaking Down The Latest Signals
News18
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August 13, 2025
Last Updated:August 13, 2025, 14:59 IST For years, India and China have been locked in a frosty standoff. Now, subtle but significant signals suggest that the ground may be shifting PM Modi is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during...
India, China ready to continue direct flights
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) India and China are preparing to resume direct passenger flights as early as next month, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the negotiations. Indian carriers such as Air India and IndiGo have been asked to be ready to begin...
Pakistan eyes launching first Central Bank Digital Currency pilot with Japan’s Soramitsu
Daily Pakistan
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August 13, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is gearing up to launch its very first central bank digital currency (CBDC) later this year powered by cutting-edge Japanese blockchain technology. Partnering with award-winning blockchain technology firm Soramitsu, Pakistan’s...
China pledges more financial support for consumption with interest rate subsidy
WKZO - Michigan
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August 13, 2025
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s plan to subsidise some interest on loans aims to ensure households and businesses have more financial resources to reduce credit costs as Beijing looks to boost consumption, China’s Vice Finance Minister Liao...
ASX 200 futures and Asia-Pacific indices rise as Japan markets set new record
Kalkine Media
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August 13, 2025
Highlights,Asian markets gained with strong momentum across key indices,Japan’s Nikkei and TOPIX reached new all-time highs,Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) weighed on Sydney stocks,asx 200 futures,opened the session in mixed territory,...
Asia Wrap: Risk Appetite Runs Hot as Fed Cut Bets Flood the Tape
Investing
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August 13, 2025
Asia woke up in full risk-on mode, riding the coattails of a US session that looked like someone hit the “infinite bid” button after CPI didn’t blow the inflation doors off. The MSCI All Country World Index inched another 0.2% into uncharted...
India-Brazil Compact: A Guidelight for the Global South?
Observer Research Foundation
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The timing of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s visit to Brazil for the 17th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Summit in July 2025 marked a critical juncture for a variety of reasons. Primarily, weaving in another Latin...
Asia stocks climb as Nikkei tops 43,000 while traders price a 94% chance of a Fed cut
Cryptopolitan
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August 13, 2025
Stocks across Asia rose on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar stayed soft, after fresh figures pointed to steady growth in big economies and a case for central banks to keep policy supportive. Gains in equities came alongside calm moves in currencies...
India falls from top to least favoured Asian stock market in 3 months amid Trump's tariff concerns: BofA Survey
Mint
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August 13, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- India has gone from fund managers’ top Asian stock market pick to their least preferred in just three months amid US President Donald Trump’s tariff escalation, according to a Bank of America Corp. survey. In the most recent fund...
India now least favoured asian stock market: BofA survey
The Hindu Business Line
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August 13, 2025
Indian stocks registered their worst weekly losing streak since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last week, and have lagged major Asian peers this year | Photo Credit: HEMANSHI KAMANI India has gone from fund managers’ top Asian stock market...
China’s $14.1 trillion stock market is staging a quiet resurgence
The Straits Times
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August 13, 2025
SHANGHAI – Chinese stocks have gained ground in recent months despite a lack of major catalysts, with ample domestic liquidity likely to sustain the rally. Mainland households, flushed with record-high savings, are turning to equities for better...
Asia-Pacific Reconfigurable Battery Systems (RBS) Research Report 2025-2035 Competitive Analysis Of Panasonic, Samsung Hitachi Energy, And Gogoro
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Asia-Pacific reconfigurable battery systems (RBS) market is set to soar from $819.7 million in 2024 to $4.65 billion by 2035, at a 17.34% CAGR. This explosive growth is driven by the rising demand for adaptable...
China imposes countermeasures against two EU banks over sanctions
China Daily
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China has imposed countermeasures on two European banks — UAB Urbo Bankas and AB Mano Bankas — in response to the European Union's sanctions on Chinese financial institutions, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday. Under the measures,...
China's $11T stock market stages steady resurgence
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks have gained ground in recent months despite a lack of major catalysts, with ample domestic liquidity likely to sustain the rally. Mainland households, flushed with record-high savings, are turning to equities for...
Japan launches anti-dumping probe into steel imports from China, South Korea
News.Az
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Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has opened an anti-dumping investigation into hot-dip galvanized steel imports from China and South Korea, following complaints from major domestic producers. The probe, triggered by an April...
China Sanctions Two EU Banks, Hitting Back at Europe’s Measures
Mint
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August 13, 2025
China sanctioned a pair of banks in the EU, fulfilling a promise to retaliate after the bloc targeted some Chinese lenders over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China included UAB Urbo Bankas and AB Mano Bankas in its countermeasure list, the...
China’s lead in open-source AI jolts Washington and Silicon Valley
Mint
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August 13, 2025
Chinese advances in AI have come one after another this year, starting with the widely heralded DeepSeek and its R1 reasoning model in January. This was followed by Alibaba’s Qwen and a flurry of others since July, with names such as Moonshot,...
Japan's Nikkei tops 43,000 for first time ever
RTE Ireland
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August 13, 2025
Japan's Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time today, with the broader Topix index also scaling a fresh all-time peak, tracking Wall Street's overnight gains and extending the rally to a sixth session in a row. The Nikkei...
China bans agencies and individuals from dealing with 2 EU banks
South China Morning Post
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August 13, 2025
China decided on Wednesday to sanction two European banks as a countermeasure against previous financial sanctions from the 27-member bloc. The Ministry of Commerce will ban Chinese agencies and individuals from doing business with UAB Urbo Bankas...
Finance minister notes ‘room’ for lowering interest rate by year end
Dawn
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August 13, 2025
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Wednesday that there was room for lowering the monetary policy rate by the end of this year. After slashing the interest rate by 1,000bps from 22 per cent since June 2024 in seven intervals, the State...