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Global Markets: Asia stocks nurse losses, bonds hold huge gains

Donald Trump said on Thursday he believed China wanted to make a trade deal and that the dispute would be fairly short.

Aug 16, 2019

By Reuters

Stocks rattled, oil sinks as bond markets scream recession

The futures market was clearly expecting drastic action as it priced in a greater chance the Fed would have to cut rates by half a point at its September meeting

Aug 15, 2019

By Reuters

Asia stocks take comfort in China trade data, yuan fix

Beijing helped by fixing the yuan at a firmer level than many had feared, even though it was beyond 7 per dollar level for the first time since the global financial crisis.

Aug 8, 2019

By Reuters

Investors monitor stock market prices in Kuala Lumpur

Asian stocks turn lower on lingering trade war fears, yuan slips

Selling pressure was mild compared with the last few sessions, when trade tensions intensified by the day.

Aug 7, 2019

By Reuters

Asian shares tumble, dollar firm as Fed dampens bets on more rate cuts

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan faltered 0.6%, extending losses for a fifth day to the lowest since mid-June.

Aug 1, 2019

By Reuters

Asian shares slip on mixed US earnings, ECB rate hold

On Friday Asian share prices dropped after the European Central Bank unexpectedly held interest rates steady.

Jul 26, 2019

By Reuters

Asia shares cautious in case Powell closes rate door

Chinese blue chips barely budged as data showed inflation remained stubbornly subdued despite a spike in pork prices.

Jul 10, 2019

By Reuters

World stocks cling to gains, bonds hover ahead of U.S. payrolls

Trade across global markets was expected to remain subdued following the Independence Day holiday in the United States on Thursday and ahead of the non-farm payrolls report.

Jul 5, 2019

By Reuters

Stocks rally on expected Fed rate cuts; euro on defensive

Global sovereign bonds rallied overnight. The 10-year Treasury note yield plunged to 1.939%, a level last seen following Donald Trump's election as president in November 2016.

Jul 4, 2019

By Reuters

Workers install the chassis along a production line at a truck factory of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd (JAC Motors) in Hefei, Anhui province

Asia's factory activity shrinks, U.S.-China trade truce fails to brighten outlook

Analysts doubt the truce will lead to a sustained easing of tensions while lingering uncertainty could dampen corporate spending appetite and global growth.

Jul 1, 2019

By Reuters

Singapore to allow virtual banks as part of move to open up market

Singapore's banking market is dominated by DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank Ltd.

Jun 29, 2019

By Reuters

Asian stocks fail to catch Wall Street's Fed rally as trade angst persists

Investors have pinned hopes on the United States and China reaching some sort of compromise at the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan on June 28-29.

Jun 21, 2019

By Reuters

Asian shares jump on Fed rate fever, trade war hope

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.6% in early trade, adding to a 1% gain the day before.

Jun 19, 2019

By Reuters

Singapore to raise retirement age positively by September: Minister

Currently, the retirement and re-employment ages in Singapore are at 62 and 67, respectively. The retirement age was last revised in 1999 and the re-employment age was revised in 2017.

Jun 17, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Long-awaited London-Shanghai share listing project goes live

Shanghai-listed companies can raise new funds via London's stock market while British companies can broaden their investor base by selling existing shares in Shanghai.

Jun 17, 2019

By Reuters