A Chinese coal industry group halted publication of a daily consumption index that was widely used as a real-time indicator of the nation’s economic health. Accurate and timely data is key to Continue Reading
Global stock markets and U.S. futures rallied on hopes for a strong recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and a signal from Chinese state media suggesting investors should support a local Continue Reading
A herdsman in Inner Mongolia was confirmed to be infected with bubonic plague, Chinese health officials said, a reminder of how even as the world battles a pandemic caused by Continue Reading
A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node of a plague patient Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a city in the Continue Reading
The recent turnaround in oil market sentiment was to a large extent due to China showing signs of demand recovering back to normalcy. May 2020 witnessed the highest-ever level of Continue Reading
Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has cast doubt on whether China can meet its targets to buy U.S. goods under this year’s trade deal—with energy emerging as the biggest Continue Reading
The Independence Day weekend concluded with dire predictions about the surge of coronavirus cases around the country and with national and local officials saying a rush to reopen fueled the spread Continue Reading
Multiple cargoes carrying US crude oil arrived in Chinese waters in June as independent refiners resumed North American oil purchases in recent trading cycles, but the ongoing port congestion has Continue Reading
People in Beijing rushed to buy train and plane tickets out of the Chinese capital after the local government began easing travel restrictions for the first time since an outbreak Continue Reading
Economic activity is gathering momentum in China, a raft of survey data showed this week, the latest sign that Beijing’s uncompromising approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic is starting to Continue Reading
