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22/12/2013 09:34 AST
China shares fell again, as the country's money rates spiked for a third day and worries about tight liquidity remained in spite of the central bank's injection of cash.
If mainland indexes are down at the end of Friday, that will make a ninth straight day of falls.
Hong Kong shares were weak on Friday too, with investors taking profits on recent outperformers after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would start to trim its stimulus.
China's benchmark seven-day bond repurchase rate hit 7.48 percent on Friday, its highest level since June 24. The hike sparked renewed concerns on tight liquidity before the resumption of new share offerings next month.
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Reuters
| Ticker | Price | Volume |
|---|
| Index | Closing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| NIKKEI 225 | 36,581.76 | -251.51 (-0.68 |
| DAX | 18,699.40 | 181.01 (0.97 |
| S&P 500 | 5,626.02 | 30.26 (0.54 |
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Reuters
26/01/2026
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged when it meets in the coming week, holding firm despite President Donald Trump's pressure to slash levels as it guards agains
AFP
26/01/2026
The global economy is expected to face a challenging year in 2026, according to the World Economic Forum's latest Chief Economists' Outlook released this month. While confidence has improved slightly
Times of Oman
26/01/2026
The Middle East has so far seen only limited pass-through from a sharp global bond sell-off triggered by surging Japanese yields and rising geopolitical uncertainty, research says.
While reg
Khaleej Times
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A tsunami is hitting the labour market as AI is quickly reshaping economies; while some roles grow, others will disappear, warned Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary
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