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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... blockade to counter Iranian aggression and restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz." Since the ceasefire, Al Jazeera reports only 45 ships have entered or exited the strait since then, while ship traffic through the strait plummeted by about ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... attack killed about 1139 people and 250 were taken as captives, according to popular Israeli news site Haaretz. An Al Jazeera report found dozens of foreigners and dual citizens from more than 20 countries were also killed or went missing on that day. ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... that pushed Prime Minister Abe to declare a month-long state of emergency in the country on April 7. Then again, as Al Jazeera reports: "The type of lockdown seen in other countries is not possible because the government's powers to control the population ...

China vaccinates against corona

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... reports that COVID-19 is not only multiplying but infecting more countries sent financial markets back. According to Al Jazeera, a total of 76,288 cases and 2345 deaths have been reported in mainland China as at February 21 - there'll be several ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... indication, the world will slow for sure. "China virus death toll now at 81, more than 2700 cases confirmed" - this was Al Jazeera 's headline 11 hours ago. The virus has now spread to 15 countries. Presumably, this has increased while I type with ...

Chumbawamba rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... enough suspense. It's the escalating tension between two former Soviet states - Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to Al Jazeera America's report (2 August), it's "The deadliest fighting in the region in 20 years..." The Armenians and the Azeris are fighting ...

Buy the headline, sell the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... would itself need a bailout soon. And don't expect China to be rushing to buy stakes into it anytime soon. According to Al Jazeera, "China's SWF doesn't exist to make charitable contributions or do politics, says its head Jin Liqun. The purpose of the ...
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