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Chinese property stocks, bonds rally on fund help

  Bloomberg Chinese property stocks and dollar bonds rallied on Monday, as a reported move by Beijing to establish a fund to support developers fuelled optimism about a turnaround for the struggling sector. A Bloomberg Intelligence index of the country’s real estate firms jumped 1.7%, the most in a week. China’s high-yield dollar notes, predominately issued by developers, rose at ...

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Oil declines for third week with anemic demand, economic data

Bloomberg Oil posted a weekly loss with softer European economic data and signals of US fuel demand stalling souring the market’s outlook. West Texas Intermediate falls 1.7% to slip below $95 a barrel in a choppy session. Crude posted a weekly decline as broader markets swayed oil prices in sessions characterised by sharp swings and low liquidity. On July 22, ...

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UAE announces private sector holiday for Islamic New Year

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that Saturday, July 30, will be an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE on the occasion of Islamic New Year, 1444 AH. This comes in line with the decree issued by the UAE cabinet to unify the number of holidays between ...

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