China Is Said to Halt Exports to U.S. of Some Key Minerals
By KEITH BRADSHER
HONG KONG — An interruption of rare earth exports beyond Japan may signal Beijing’s willingness to flex its growing economic muscle.
Surprise Move by China on Rates Rattles Markets
By DAVID BARBOZA
BEIJING — China’s Central Bank said it would raise interest rates for the first time in nearly three years, apparently in the hopes of dampening inflation and cooling off the hot property market.
