ronniechua The RatingDog China General Services PMI increased to 52.6 in April 2026 from March’s three-month low of 52.1, surpassing market forecasts of 52. Composite PMI rose to 53.1 in April 2026 from March’s three-month low of 51.5, signaling a solid pickup in overall business activity as both manufacturing output and services expanded at a faster pace. On Tuesday, the Shanghai Composite rose 0...
ronniechua The RatingDog China General Services PMI increased to 52.6 in April 2026 from March’s three-month low of 52.1, surpassing market forecasts of 52. Composite PMI rose to 53.1 in April 2026 from March’s three-month low of 51.5, signaling a solid pickup in overall business activity as both manufacturing output and services expanded at a faster pace. On Tuesday, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.9% to a two-month high of 4,151; on Wednesday, the Shenzhen Component climbed 2.4% to 15,464 , and the offshore yuan traded around 6.81 per dollar on Wednesday, approaching its strongest level since March 2023. ETFs: (NYSEARCA: FXI ), (NYSEARCA: KWEB ), (NYSEARCA: CQQQ ), (NASDAQ: MCHI ), (NYSEARCA: ASHR ), (NYSEARCA: YINN ), (NYSE: TDF ), (NYSEARCA: CHIQ ), (NYSEARCA: GXC ), (NYSEARCA: EWH ), (NYSEARCA: KBA ), (NYSEARCA: YANG ), (NASDAQ: CXSE ), (NYSE: CAF ), (NYSEARCA: CWEB ), (NASDAQ: PGJ ), (NYSEARCA: KURE ). Currency: ( CNY:USD ) More on China markets and economy: CQQQ: Fairly Valued For A Reason CQQQ: The China Tech ETF That Keeps Testing Your Patience KWEB: Legacy Businesses Take Time To Phase-Out Asia markets retreat as Strait of Hormuz crisis escalates; RBA delivers third consecutive hike to 4.35% China defies U.S. sanctions on refiners, putting banks in crosshairs
Lucy Punch’s titular protagonist deals with a new rival in the opener of season two. Plus: a hair-raising documentary about the Salisbury poisonings examines a near catastrophe. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, BBC One Continue reading...
Lucy Punch’s titular protagonist deals with a new rival in the opener of season two. Plus: a hair-raising documentary about the Salisbury poisonings examines a near catastrophe. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, BBC One Continue reading...
President Donald Trump said he would pause an effort to help stranded ships exit the Strait of Hormuz to see if the US can reach an agreement with Iran to end the war. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump said he would pause an effort to help stranded ships exit the Strait of Hormuz to see if the US can reach an agreement with Iran to end the war. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bayern Munich's attack of Harry Kane, Luis Diaz and Michael Olise has hit 100 goals this season. With the second leg of the Champions League semi-final with PSG coming up, BBC Sport compares the two front threes.
Bayern Munich's attack of Harry Kane, Luis Diaz and Michael Olise has hit 100 goals this season. With the second leg of the Champions League semi-final with PSG coming up, BBC Sport compares the two front threes.
Pakistan is urgently looking to purchase liquefied natural gas from the spot market for delivery in May, as the country faces hot weather that threatens to stretch the grid and worsen a shortage of the power plant fuel. State-owned Pakistan LNG Ltd. is seeking shipments for May 12 to 14 and May 24 to 26 delivery in a tender that closes on Thursday, according to a notice on its website. Pakistan wa...
Pakistan is urgently looking to purchase liquefied natural gas from the spot market for delivery in May, as the country faces hot weather that threatens to stretch the grid and worsen a shortage of the power plant fuel. State-owned Pakistan LNG Ltd. is seeking shipments for May 12 to 14 and May 24 to 26 delivery in a tender that closes on Thursday, according to a notice on its website. Pakistan was forced to purchase a spot cargo for the first time in more than two years last month as the war in Iran chokes supply from the Persian Gulf, which normally produces about a fifth of the world’s LNG. Read More: Pakistan Faces Extensive Blackouts as Gas Shortfall Worsens Pakistan procured nearly all of its LNG from Qatar last year, and those supplies have been cut since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran in late-February. Meanwhile, higher-than-normal temperatures are sweeping across the nation, boosting electricity needs from air conditioning and exacerbating rolling blackouts because of reduced output from gas-fired power plants.