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China's biggest four banks barely issued any new yuan loans in the first two weeks of May, extending weak credit growth in April, the state-run Shanghai Securities News reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed source. FOXBusiness.com ... Continue Reading

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Monday as investors dealt with the one-two punch of worsening political upheaval in the euro zone and the possibility that China's economy may be softening more than previously thought. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 125.25 points, ... Continue Reading

China may lower banks' reserve requirement ratio further, following a cut on Saturday, to achieve a stable increase in economic growth and sizeable credit supply this year, the state-run China Securities Journal wrote in a commentary Monday. FOXBusiness.com ... Continue Reading

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average bounced back above 9,000 in early trade on Monday after China cut bank reserve ratios on Saturday, countering the unease surrounding the euro zone as Greece struggles to form a government. The Nikkei stepped up 0.7 percent to 9,014.21, after falling 4.6 percent ... Continue Reading

China cuts the amount banks have to hold in reserve in a bid to boost its slowing economy. BBC News - Business ... Continue Reading

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart's A billion Roy Hill project has signed up to sell some of its iron ore on China's first electronic trading platform, despite the operation being more than two years away from producing the steelmaking commodity, the Australian reported Friday. FOXBusiness.com ... Continue Reading

Market bounces on jobs boost, falls on ChinaABC OnlineThe Australian share market jumped after much better-than-expected jobs figures, but gave up most of those gains when China released very disappointing trade figures. A steady recovery over the afternoon, however, saw the All Ordinaries index climb …and more » jobs – Google News Lucknow ... Continue Reading

AFPChina Vice Finance Minister: Should Boost Foreign Participation In Government ...Wall Street JournalMANILA (Dow Jones)--China should boost foreign participation in its government bond market, Vice Finance Minister Li Yong said Friday. The comment came after China, Japan and South Korea Thursday agreed to use foreign currency reserves to increase ...East ... Continue Reading

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urges China to change its export-led growth policy and increase domestic consumption. BBC News - Business ... Continue Reading

BEIJING (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told China on Thursday that it must protect human rights, in remarks that rejected Beijing's criticism of the U.S. for getting involved in the case of a blind dissident whose fate overshadowed the opening of annual talks ... Continue Reading