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By Jeff Pao

China has announced 20 new measures to stimulate its domestic consumption as the growth of activities in the services and construction sectors slowed in July.

The supportive measures include the removal of car ownership limits, the acceleration of urban renewal projects in large citi...

By Rhod Maceknzie

The expectation of new support measures for the economy from the Chinese authorities stimulates the demand for copper, the price of which, after a short stop, is ready for a new increase. At the same time, analysts note the presence of a long-term driver in demand for copper.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

Tariffs for the transportation of liquefied gas at the end of the year are already twice as high as they are now, while the price of gas in Europe is also growing - over the past two days it has risen by 13%.

By the beginning of the heating season and the upcoming winter, not o...

By Anna Koroleva

This year, the yuan has become the leader in foreign currency payments among Russian businessmen. The reason for this lies both in the growth of trade with China, and in the intermediate use of the yuan for subsequent conversion into dollars or euros. And in terms of growth in use...

By Jorge Heine

The unwillingness of many leading countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to stand with NATO over the war in Ukraine has brought to the fore once again the term “Global South.”

“Why does so much of the Global South support Russia?” inquired one recent headline; “Ukraine courts...

By Timur Fomenko

The former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, one of the oldest active statesmen in the world at 100, made a visit to Beijing and met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping earlier this month. Although Kissinger’s time in office is controversial in many respects, not least due to alle...