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China urged to lower 2020 growth target to 6% as trade war with US bites
China has brought forward 1 trillion yuan ($142.07 billion) of the 2020 local government special bonds quota to this year as it seeks to avert a sharper economic slowdown
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Trump says near deal with China, but US also has eye on Hong Kong
Trump prompted questions about his commitment to protecting freedoms in Hong Kong when he referred in August to its mass street protests as "riots" that were a matter for China to deal with
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Gold prices edge higher from two-week lows as Sino-US trade caution lingers
Global equities edged off their highest in almost two years, but kept record levels in sight
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Sensex jumps 530 points to scale new high on hopes of more reforms
Market players said short-covering and sustained foreign flows ensured markets remained bullish
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Gold loses some glitter, slips to two-week low on hopes of trade-feud thaw
World shares staged a cautious rally, while the safe-haven Japanese yen fell to a one-week low against the US dollar.
Oil prices hold above $63 a barrel on US-China trade talks optimism
Barclays sees Brent trading near $60 a barrel for two years
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Wall Street opens higher as report sparks US-China trade deal hopes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42.15 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 27,917.77
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China asks US to stop abusing Chinese firms in name of national security
Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comments during a daily briefing
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Trump, Xi send positive signals on initial deal to defuse trade war
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in rare comments on the trade tensions with Washington, said Beijing wants to work out an interim or 'phase one' trade pact, but is not afraid to retaliate when necessary
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Develop entire value chain: Dr Reddy's MD tells pharma companies
US-China trade war is going to give us a window of opportunity to expand our industry, says G V Prasad
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US bars China's Huawei, ZTE from subsidy programme over security risks
This is the latest in a series of actions by the US government aimed at barring American companies from purchasing Huawei and ZTE equipment
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US world's biggest source of instability, engages in protectionism: China
Wang said that China's development and growth was an inevitable trend of history that no force could stop.
China is out of economic ammo
China's most obvious method of retaliation would be to stop buying American goods
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Trade deal with China potentially very close, says US President Trump
Trump said he stands with both the people of Hong Kong and Chinese President Xi Jinping amid massive protests in Hong Kong
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Wall Street muted on doubts over progress in US-China trade deal
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow indexes treaded water on Thursday as mixed headlines on U.S.-China relations and a diplomatic row over the Hong Kong protests added to uncertainty over the timing of a "phase one" trade deal.
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Oil price rises on hopes of OPEC cut extension, US-China trade talks
The Wall Street Journal also reported on Thursday that China had invited top U.S. trade negotiators for a new round of talks in Beijing, citing unnamed sources.
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Risk on, risk off, repeat! US-China trade deal now faces Hong Kong hurdle
Investors who had sought the safety of government bonds, the yen and gold in early trade shifted back from those positions after China reportedly invited U.S. negotiators for talks.
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Best of BS Opinion: J&K occupying public discourse, but what about economy?
The opinion pages set out some of the critical issues that policy-makers need to confront, says Kanika Datta
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Not quite made in Vietnam: Country cracks down on fraud exports to the US
Vietnam has become one of the top destinations for suppliers looking to avoid US duties on Chinese products amid the trade war
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US authorises 'several' firms to sell to China's Huawei amid sanctions
The administration earlier this week said it had extended for another 90 days the full implementation of the sanctions as part of an effort to make a transition easier for Huawei's US partners