China’s EV boom is cleaning the air, and may have prevented 262,000 deathsElectric vehicles are proving to be life savers. Studies show China's shift to electric cars has prevented thousands of premature deaths. A...
10 Jun, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprintIn a series of measures, many revealed here for the first time, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is giving banks policy incentives and beh...
30 May, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Global Market: Oil crisis and strong dollar intensify pressure on Asian currenciesAsian economies face a global energy shock. Policymakers are enacting emergency measures as currencies weaken and fuel costs surge. India u...
22 May, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Why are oil prices up today, and will Brent, US WTI crude futures continue to rise or fall in next few days? Full explainer on Gulf conflict, Strait of Hormuz risks and global marketsWhy are oil prices up today, and will Brent, US WTI crude futures continue to rise or fall in next few days? Oil prices climbed after new c...
08 May, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Indian market faces AI narrative problem; it'll be smallcaps over largecaps for next 5 years: Manish GunwaniIndian stock market valuations are attractive. However, global investor focus on Artificial Intelligence is diverting capital away from eme...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
UAE asks US for a wartime financial lifeline as Iran conflict drags: ReportThe United Arab Emirates is in discussions with the United States regarding a potential financial backstop. This measure is being considere...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
Cabinet clears Rs 12,980 crore maritime insurance pool to cut costsIndia is launching the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool, backed by a substantial sovereign guarantee of over ₹12,980 crore. This strategic in...
19 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
China's central bank asks state lenders to reduce dollar purchases, sources sayAmidst escalating trade tensions with the U.S., China's central bank is actively managing the yuan's value. The People's Bank of China (PBO...
09 Apr, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchangedChina's lending rates were unchanged for the third month in a row, maintaining the one-year LPR at 3.1% and the five-year LPR at 3.6%, as t...
20 Jan, 2025, 07.26 AM IST
Yuan slides on report China considering weaker unitThe move triggered drops in regional peers, with the New Zealand dollar falling to the weakest in more than two years, while the Australian...
12 Dec, 2024, 05.32 AM IST
Yuan drops toward record low as China budges in fight with bearsThe PBOC is faced with a daunting task of maintaining the socalled impossible trinity, where it needs to stabilize the exchange rate and pr...
08 Sep, 2023, 11.35 PM IST
China's state banks seen selling dollars for yuan in London and New York hoursChina's major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets ...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
China isn't using the yuan to fight tariffsChina appeared to be keeping its currency above the level predicted by the basket.
28 Jul, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Love insurance policies in China seem to be betting on the lack of itThe reason for that curious time embargo, it seems, is because insurance actuaries estimate that 98.39% of Chinese couples either break up ...
15 Feb, 2017, 01.25 PM IST
Yuan weakens beyond year-end estimates as PBOC lowers fixingThe exchange rate in Shanghai retreated 0.2 per cent to 6.7570 per dollar, dropping to a six-year low and extending its third straight week...
21 Oct, 2016, 12.44 PM IST
Tobin Effect: Offshore yuan fallsThe offshore yuan was set for the biggest two-day decline in six weeks after China’s central bank reduced the currency’s reference rate.
16 Mar, 2016, 02.41 AM IST
- Yuan to be fully convertible by 2015: China
Chinese officials told European Union business executives that the yuan will achieve full convertibility by 2015
09 Sep, 2011, 07.01 AM IST