LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets slipped on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve and a trio of Europe's top central banks warned about rising levels ... mainly due to China and Hong Kong.

China's largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing ... with depreciation costs rising by 20% due to capital expenditure. Profit attributable to owners of SMIC reached $107.6 million in October ...

China’s new tariffs just reignited the same ... underperforming the S&P 500's 16% decline. Rising tariffs have significantly increased recession risks, with the sector now pricing in an 85% ...

Some Hong Kong-based shipowners are looking to navigate US tariffs and Washington’s escalating trade war with China by ...

(Reuters) - Global ratings agency Fitch on Thursday downgraded China's long-term foreign currency credit rating to 'A' from 'A+', on expectations of weak public finances and rapidly rising debt.

The stock market is waiting anxiously for the next move on tariffs as China’s retaliation to levies ... S&P 500 futures were rising 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.3%.

China's actions have also unsettled neighbors in the South China Sea and other parts of the Indo-Pacific. Leaders in Australia and New Zealand have said China should have given them more warning ...