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Beijing, Dec 14 (EFE/EPA).-Housing prices in China remained stable in November, with slower month-on-month growth in home prices in major cities, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. New home prices in four first-tier cities, which are Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, rose 0.2 percent month-on-month in November, 0.1 percentage points slower from October. (Camera: WU HONG).B-ROLL OF BUILDINGS IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Shanghai, Nov 10 (EFE).- The Chinese yuan’s official currency value against the dollar reached its highest point Tuesday for more than two years following its economic recovery and United States President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory at the polls over the weekend. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF SHANGHAI, CHINA.
White House negotiations with Democrats over another pandemic aid bill have come to naught so far. Congress left town on Tuesday without passing another one, as virus cases surge across the nation, and the economic recovery threatens to grind to a halt. Business Insider reports that the prospect of more coronavirus aid is uncertain during a 'lame-duck session.' Such a session takes place in an even-numbered year, between the general election and the first session of the new Congress. The next deadline Congress faces is December 11. It must approve another spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. President Donald Trump supports another stimulus package. But his position has veered from cutting off relief negotiations to pressing for more money than Democrats.
Shanghai, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- Large Chinese banks could present losses in the first half of the year after Beijing demanded a greater collaboration in the economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, already relatively under control in the country.The government estimates are that the combined profits of Chinese banks fell 9.4 percent year-on-year in the first six months of the year. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF CHINA'S TOP 5 BANKS IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Beijing, Dec 10 (EFE/EPA).- China's consumer price index, the main indicator of inflation, increased by 4.5 percent year-on-year in November, 0.7 more than the previous month, according to data released by the Asian giant's National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.The figure exceeded the expectations of analysts, who had predicted an inflation of around 4.3 percent for November.This is the first time since 2011 that China's CPI has registered a growth of more than 4 percent. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF A MARKET IN BEIJING, CHINA.
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.