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 […]
Shares rise, dollar drop on rate cut bet – Aug 21
Index Last Change % Change trading lower Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI 40,834.97 -61.56 –0.15%Negative trading lower Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC 17,816.94 -59.83 –0.33%Negative trading lower S&P 500 Index .SPX 5,597.12 -11.13 –0.20%Negative Source: LSEG, opens new tab – data delayed by at least 15 minutes See all Today’s Market News Indian stocks to rise […]
Stocks up, dollar down ahead of Fed news – 20 Aug
Today’s Market News China widely expected to keep lending benchmark LPRs unchanged in Aug: Reuters poll India might need more cautious monetary policy to stem food price rise spillover, cenbank says Trend-following hedge funds returning to Japanese equities, J.P.Morgan says Gold subdued after record run as traders await cues from Fed Key […]
Asia Morning: US soft landing hopes lift EM assets 19 Aug
Index Last Change % Change trading higher Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI 40,659.76 +96.70 +0.24%Positive trading higher Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC 17,631.72 +37.22 +0.21%Positive trading higher S&P 500 Index .SPX 5,554.25 +11.03 +0.20%Positive Index Last Change % Change unchanged Nikkei Index .N225 38,062.67 — — trading higher Hang Seng Index .HSI 17,430.16 +321.02 +1.88%Positive […]
