Asia Morning – Sep 11
Today’s Market News Nomura sees markets revenue beating goal as brokerage courts hedge funds China’s exports up solidly but slowing imports dim trade outlook Gold holds firm above $2,500 level as US inflation data looms S&P 500, Nasdaq rise, crude slides as CPI awaits South Korea’s financial watchdog chief warns of household debt turning […]
China trade could disrupt market calm – Sep 10
Today’s Market News Chinese stock exchanges add Alibaba into Stock Connect Scheme Taiwan exports hit record in August on AI, U.S. reaches record again Chinese car sales fall for fifth straight month Indian e-scooter maker Ather Energy files for $536 mln IPO, source says Rupee may dip on risk aversion; Fed uncertainty persists Key on […]
Asia shares dragged by Wall St dive, bonds bullish – Sep 9

Today’s Market News Thailand’s PM Paetongtarn vows to stimulate the economy “right away” China’s central bank pauses gold purchases for a fourth month in August China FX reserves rise to highest level since 2015 in August Japan’s revised GDP likely rose in Q2 at same pace as initial estimate, Reuters poll shows Gold drops from […]
Global equity index slips ahead of US NFP; oil steadies – Sep 6

Today’s Market News Foreign investors struggle to keep up with India’s rise JPMorgan ditches call to buy Chinese stocks, citing ‘Tariff War 2.0’ risk China’s central bank sees room to cut reserve buffers to boost growth Japan prime minister hopeful Kono says govts should not intervene in deals Key developments on Friday: South Korea current […]
Stocks fall with safe haven assets in demand, growth concerns in focus – Sep 5

Today’s Market News Malaysia stock exchange wants to ease institutions’ hold on stocks Chinese fund manager asks staff to return excess pay from past five years, sources say Foreigners retreat from Asian equities on doubt over tech valuations India’s steel ministry backs industry’s demand to raise tariffs Asia market summary The Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan – […]
Stocks stumble as growth worries resurface, tech shine dims- Sep 4

Today’s Market News Indian shares halt record rally as investors await key US data Oil slumps about 5% as end to Libyan dispute in sight Equities sell off sharply, Treasury yields drop with economic data in focus China’s Hygreen Energy, partners to invest $2.2 bln in Spanish green hydrogen projects Summary Asia stocks fall, Nikkei […]
Asia morning markets – Sep 3

Market Summary European stocks and U.S. futures slip Payrolls data could decide size of Fed rate cut Dollar dips and euro rises September traditionally a weak month Equities Share markets fell slightly on Monday as investors braced for a data-packed week culminating in the NFP that could decide whether a rate cut this month will […]
Morning Bid: Tiptoeing nervously along US rate path – Aug 27
World markets are entering a period of nervous uncertainty as investors try to determine whether upcoming U.S. interest rate cuts will be benign and in tandem with a ‘soft landing’, or mitigation against a more damaging economic downturn. Asian markets leaned towards the former on Monday and traded positively. But risk appetite steadily whittled away as the day […]
Stocks rise, bond yields drop on soft US PPI data – 14 Aug – [#2439]

Asia investors will digest the near certainty of a September loosening of U.S. monetary policy on Monday after a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday confirmed that the United States is ready to begin cutting interest rates. At his keynote speech to the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said […]
Dollar low, Asia stocks slide, all eyes on central bank rates – 22 Aug

latest: South Korea holds interest rate amid property concerns Today’s Market News China central bank warnings on long-dated bonds aim to curb systemic risks, watchdog says Gold prices hover near record high post US Fed minutes Morgan Stanley cuts Mexico stocks to ‘underweight’, trims China targets China Sino-Ocean’s offshore debt revamp plan gets 30% creditor […]