A pedestrian speaks on a mobile phone as he watches a digital screen relaying the budget speech by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on February 1, 2021. PUNIT PARANJPE | AFP via Getty Images India could become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027 with … Read more
NANJING, CHINA – AUGUST 18, 2023 – Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, Aug 18, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Getty Images Shares of China Evergrande were briefly halted after plunging over 20% in early trading on Monday after a Hong Kong court ruled to … Read more
The Merlion statue in Singapore, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Photographer: Lionel Ng/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s central bank left its policy unchanged on Monday in its first quarterly monetary policy decision of 2024. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will also maintain its exchange rate policy … Read more
Residents waiting at a bus stop under a large Turkish flag in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate by another 250 basis points to 45%. The hike to the benchmark one-week repo rate was in line with economists’ expectations. … Read more
A newly built property is seen from the air in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China, Dec 15, 2023. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s property stocks jumped after the country’s central bank announced measures that would help boost the liquidity available to property developers. The move will ease a lingering cash crunch for … Read more
Art school teacher Sagar Kambli gives final touches to a painting of Indian businessman Gautam Adani (L) highlighting the ongoing crisis of the Adani group in Mumbai on February 3, 2023. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images One of the biggest investors in India’s Adani Enterprises says he may be done doubling down on … Read more
Vanishing Turkish Currency: 1 Turkish Lira with the Portrait of Kemal AtatürkTurkish Manuel Augusto Moreno | Moment | Getty Images The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback just before noon local time. It marks the first time that the lira has broken … Read more
A woman waits on her bicycle to cross an intersection outside a new shopping mall in Beijing, China, on Sept. 13, 2023. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images After a year of uneven and disappointing post-pandemic recovery in 2023, China’s consumer sentiment may finally start to improve this year. Last year, the … Read more
HANGZHOU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 15, 2023 – An aerial photo shows a new property under construction in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, Nov 15, 2023. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Zhongzhi Enterprise Group filed for bankruptcy liquidation late Friday, as the Chinese shadow banking conglomerate is unable to repay its debt amid a … Read more
