Category: FinanceAsia
Asian shares retreat after S&P 500 hits fresh record close
Shares retreated in Asia on Friday after a broad rally for stocks drove the S&P 500 index to an all-time high as weak manufacturing data from Japan helped dampen investor [...]
» More
Trade tensions kick Asian business confidence to 10-year low: poll
Confidence among Asian companies in the June quarter fell to its lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis, as a US-China trade war disrupts global supply chains and shows [...]
» More
Trade disputes to dominate as Asean meets in Bangkok
Southeast Asian leaders will dissect the impact of the US-China tariff war this weekend at a Bangkok summit, with Beijing determined to drive forward a trade pact sweeping in [...]
» More
Asian shares gain, Shanghai up 2.6pct, on Fed rate cut talk
Asian shares were higher on Thursday, with the Shanghai benchmark up 2.6 percent, after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that it’s prepared to cut interest rates if [...]
» More
Asian shares up on trade optimism as Trump hints of Xi talks
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on optimism about trade after President Donald Trump said he will talk with the Chinese leader later this month in Japan. [...]
» More
These Asian economies may be most badly hit by slowing global trade
* Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are “highly exposed” to the Chinese economy, said Steve Cochrane, chief Asia Pacific economist at Moody’s Analytics. * In [...]
» More
Asian markets mostly edge higher ahead of Fed meeting
Stocks in Asia mostly advanced Tuesday ahead of interest rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks. The Kospi in South Korea gained 0.5 percent to [...]
» More
Asian shares mostly higher as investors look ahead to Fed
Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the US and China. Japan’s [...]
» More
Asian shares mixed over concerns about oil tankers, trade
Asian shares were mixed Friday as investors weighed a variety of factors, including suspected attacks on two oil tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and lingering [...]
» More
Asian shares rise as Trump plans to meet Chinese leader
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investor jitters over trade eased after US President Donald Trump suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports and said he [...]
» More
Asian stocks rise as Chinese trade data beats expectations
World shares rose Monday after US President Donald Trump suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico as the countries inked a deal on immigration. But worries remain over [...]
» More
Cambodian rivals use noodle ploy to get message across
The bitter rivalry between Cambodian strongman Hun Sen and his self-exiled chief political rival Sam Rainsy has sometimes played out in deadly violence. But on Sunday, soup [...]
» More
Asian stocks fall as Trump says Mexican tariffs still coming
Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as traders kept a close watch on impending US tariffs on Mexico while trade talks with Beijing remained at a standstill. [...]
» More
Asia markets climb as Fed signals possible rate cut
Asian markets largely rose Wednesday, tracking rallies on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve chief indicated greater openness to lowering interest rates and [...]
» More
Asian markets tumble on trade tensions
Asian stocks largely fell Tuesday, reversing early gains on a bargain-hunting push by investors, as global trade tensions continued to weigh on markets. Fears of an economic [...]
» More
