Market Pulse - Asia
Brent crude futures fall as IEA chief forecasts higher supplies
Then current oil prices would definitely trigger a "strong" supply response from US alternative oil producers, the chief of the rich-world´s energy watchdog said.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher ahead of Trump inauguration
Markets in Asia managed to finish mostly higher on Wednesday, ahead of Friday;s inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump.
Asia report: Markets mixed as traders look to Theresa
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday, with investors keeping their wallets closed ahead of an expected speech from UK Prime Minister Theresa May on the direction the country will be taking to navigate Brexit.
IMF leaves global GDP forecasts for 2017, 2018 unchanged after US elections
The global economy was set to accelerate over the next two years but there were uncertainties around exactly what policies the US would put in place and several emerging market economies were now seen growing more slowly, the International Monetary Fund said.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as Samsung chief faces arrest
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Monday, with South Korea under the cosh amid reports the country’s special prosecutor was seeking an arrest warrant for Samsung Group chief executive Jay Lee over the influence scandal surrounding impeached President Park Geun-hye.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Chinese trade data underwhelms
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with Chinese shares slipping after fresh data revealed less-than-stellar export figures for December, and equally underwhelming trade data for the year.
Chinese full-year trade surprlus shrinks for first time since 2011
Chinese trade was weaker than expected in December - a result which some economists labelled "concerning" - leading to the first shrinkage in the full-year surprlus since 2011.
Asia report: Trump's hot air sees markets finish mixed
Markets in Asia were mixed on Thursday, with Japanese shares falling as the yen strengthened against a Trumped-down dollar.
Asia report: Most markets higher ahead of Trump press conference
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Wednesday, with investors turning stateside ahead of Donald Trump’ first proper press conference since he was elected US President in early November.
Sector movers: Chinese data stokes buying in mining stocks, Kaz rockets
Miners and grocers vied for the top slot on the leaderboard on Tuesday with brokers weighing in with positive remarks on the former while the latter group received a boost in the form of a positive trading update from Morrison.
Turkish lira hits fresh record lows despite central bank moves
Turkish rate-setters moved to ease some of the selling pressure on the country's currency on Tuesday, but markets appeared to quickly brush off the decision.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower after oil price slide
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Tuesday, with investor sentiment heading south as oil prices sank and the Dow pulled further away from the 20,000 mark overnight.
Asia report: Most markets higher on Japan's day off
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Monday, with Australia’s benchmark surging almost 1% with broad gains across most sectors.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Trump threatens carmakers
Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with carmakers in Japan falling after President-elect Donald Trump threatened them with tariffs.
FX round-up: Yuan gains for second day as overnight rates rocket
The Chinese yuan jumped as measures by Beijing to rein in foreign exchange purchases by residents in the country began to bite, reducing liquidity in the offshore market and sending overnight rates in Asia's largest economy to what some analysts described as an "eye-watering" 38% for any market participant in need of funding.
Asia report: Markets mixed as stronger yen piles on pressure
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with shares in Japan heading lower after a solid session on Wednesday as a stronger yen dragged on domestic markets.
HSBC sees signs of global inflation stirring
Economic growth would be quicker than expected over the coming two years, as would inflation, but that improved outlook was not without risks, especially for the UK and certain emerging markets, HSBC said in its first quarter 2017 global economic outlook.
Bonds: Euro area yields jump amid signs of better growth, inflation
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Japan surges
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Wednesday, with Japanese shares posting a sizeable gain against a stronger dollar.
China factory sector activity hits 71-month high in December, PMI shows
Activity in China´s factories picked up to its fastest pace since January 2013 at the end of the year as new orders from domestic clients piled up, leading to sharp price pressures.