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China calls on US to bar Taiwan from Trump inauguration

  BEIJING / AP China on Wednesday called on the US to bar a Taiwanese delegation from attending Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, underscoring concerns that the incoming president could seek to redefine relations between Beijing, Taipei and Washington. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the request had been passed to Trump’s transition team and to the current administration of Barack ...

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China’s yuan woes get worse

  In the first week of 2017, the offshore yuan surged by a record amount against the U.S. dollar over two days, interbank borrowing costs soared and volatility intensified. The following week, pretty much everything reversed. It’s a familiar pattern that exemplifies the contradictions bedeviling China’s currency. Policy makers have expended much effort trying to internationalize the yuan, notably by ...

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Morgan Stanley is managing just fine

  For Morgan Stanley’s wannabe shareholders, this may be your time to pounce. The New York bank’s shares fell as much as 3.3 percent on Tuesday, despite a string of good news: Earnings per share blew past analysts’ estimates as Morgan Stanley posted its highest fourth-quarter profit since 2006 and record annual revenue. Those feats were made possible by a ...

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