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US Federal Reserve vice-chairman Stanley Fischer joined the European Central Bank vice-president Vitor Constancio and Bank of England governor Mark Carney on Saturday on a panel at the Kansas City Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, dedicated to discussing...

US gold for December delivery rose half a percent to $1,138.30 an ounce.

The sell-off adds to what has been a hard few weeks for United States and worldwide markets.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that “China’s government’s official purchasing managers index (out Tuesday) fell to 49.7 in August-its lowest reading in three years“.

On Friday, Fischer hinted that a rate hike was still a possibility in September despite widespread concerns about recent turmoil in stock markets.

The various ballistic missiles displayed by mainland China at a massive military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II defeat fully demonstrated Beijing’s strategic ambitions, experts said Thursday. In his speech on the occasion, President...

China’s military today unveiled several new strategic weapons in its growing arsenal including a carrier-based long-range fighter jet, a medium-long-range bomber and an anti-ship ballistic missile.

Much remains unknown about the man arrested Saturday, including his true name and nationality and his motive.

Flaunting its strength under such circumstances will naturally intimidate neighboring countries, and China appears aware of that – which is why at the ceremony, Xi pledged to cut military personnel by 300,000 troops and repeatedly mentioned the importance of “peace”.

Against the backdrop of the largest military parade in modern China, President Xi Jinping announced a troop reduction of 300,000 and pledged peace, reports CBS News correspondent Seth Doane.

Thailand’s military apprehended a second foreign suspect in connection with the deadly August 17 bombing in central Bangkok, said Winthai Suwaree, spokesman of the National Council for Peace and Order.

During the last week in August, the People’s Bank of China drew the attention of traders worldwide by cutting the benchmark lending rate 0.25 percentage point to 4.6%.

However the country to underline its peaceful position pledged to cut 300,000 troops from the 2.3 million strong People’s Liberation Army.

In announcing his statement, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last month that the issue of whether or not Japan’s action constitutes “aggression” should be “left to discussions of...

The relations between the US and China are not at their best today: the White House accuses Beijing of “economy manipulation”, none of the US presidential candidates backed the Republican bank decision to lower the yuan rate, and the Chinese hackers were accused of...