Category: FinanceAsia
Asian investors take breather after latest stocks surge
Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday as traders took a step back after their latest rally, with a run of upbeat economic data offset by fears over a spike in new virus [...] » More
Asian markets rally on recovery hopes, despite virus surge
Asian markets rallied out of the blocks Monday, with further signs of economic recovery continuing to resonate with investors more than a surge in coronavirus infections [...] » More
Asia shares climb as China blue chips hit five-year peak
Asian shares scaled four-month peaks on Monday as investors counted on super-cheap liquidity and fiscal stimulus to sustain the global economic recovery, even as surging [...] » More
Asian stocks extend gains as US jobs trump virus worries
Asian investors welcomed a forecast-busting US jobs report to send Asian equities higher on Friday, though an acceleration in the virus through the world’s top economy [...] » More
Coronavirus accelerates shift to online shopping as consumers fear contracting the disease from handling banknotes
The deadly and highly contagious coronavirus pandemic is speeding up consumers’ preference for contactless and digital payments as hygiene concerns about handling [...] » More
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher on vaccine hopes
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday as hopes for development of a coronavirus vaccine competed with concern about rising US infections. Benchmarks in [...] » More
Asia stocks rise as recovery signs offset new lockdowns
Asian markets rose Thursday following a record lead from Wall Street, with investors cheered by hopes for a vaccine, more positive economic data and further lockdown easing [...] » More
Most Asian markets up on economy hopes despite virus fears
Markets mostly rose in Asia on Wednesday as investors looked past spiking coronavirus infections and warnings of a US surge in the disease, with eyes on the economic recovery [...] » More
Asia stocks up as China PMI, U.S. data cheer markets worried over coronavirus surge
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after data showed China’s manufacturing sector grew more than expected in June, a hopeful sign for a global economy still struggling to recover [...] » More
Asian shares slide, following Wall St selloff on virus fears
Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some US states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost [...] » More
Asian markets track Wall St drop as new virus cases spike
Asian equity markets fell Monday after a surge in coronavirus infections in several countries, including the US, prompted officials to reimpose containment measures that have [...] » More
Asia stocks slip as coronavirus cases surge
Asian share markets got off to a shaky start on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy, [...] » More
Asian stocks mostly up after Wall St rally, eyes on second wave
Equity markets bounced back Friday from the previous day’s steep losses following a strong lead from Wall Street, but an increase in infections across the planet is [...] » More
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher on bank news
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after US regulators removed some limits on banks’ ability to make investments. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Sydney and [...] » More
Asian markets gain after US banks’ stress test results
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after US regulators removed some limits on banks’ ability to make investments. The Nikkei 225 NIK, +1.13 [...] » More
