Anniek Bao

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China factory prices return to growth after 3 years, beating expectations on surging oil prices - CNBC

Business April 11, 2026

HUAIAN, CHINA - MARCH 09: Vehicles queue at a petrol station on March 9, 2026 in Huaian, Jiangsu Province of China. China's factory-gate prices rose for the first time in more than three years whilοΏ½...

China consumer inflation rises less than expected in January as producer price deflation persists - CNBC

Business February 12, 2026

China's consumer inflation rose less than expected in January while the deflation in producer prices persisted, in a sign of continued deflationary pressure in the absence of stronger stimulus. The οΏ½...

China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged despite slowing economic growth - CNBC

Business January 21, 2026

China's central bank kept its loan prime rates unchanged on Tuesday as the authorities focus on targeted support for specific sectors to bolster a slowing economy instead of broad policy easing. ThοΏ½...

China's annual trade surplus hits a record $1.2 trillion as December exports sharply beat estimates - CNBC

Business January 15, 2026

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 13, 2026 - The cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on January 13, 2026. China's exports gοΏ½...

China's retail sales growth sharply misses estimates in November, deepening consumption worries - CNBC

Business December 16, 2025

China's economic slowdown deepened in November with consumption, investment and industrial output growth falling short of expectations, as authorities sought to curb supply while struggling to reviveοΏ½...

Australia's economic growth misses estimates, rising 2.1% in the third quarter - CNBC

Business December 4, 2025

Australia's third-quarter economic growth missed analysts' expectations, but clocked its fastest expansion in about two years, driven by strong investment and consumer demand. The country's GDP rosοΏ½...

Australia's Qube Holdings' shares jump 20% as Macquarie proposes $7.5 billion takeover deal - CNBC

Business November 24, 2025

Australia's Qube Holdings announced on Monday that Macquarie Asset Management had submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the logistics company at an enterprise value of 11.6 billion Australian dοΏ½...

Trade tariffs bite: Japan's exports to the U.S. shrink for the first time this year - CNBC

Business May 22, 2025

Japan exports growth slowed for a second straight month, government data showed Wednesday, as the country reels under U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Exports to the U.S., Japan's second-largeοΏ½...