Market Pulse - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors await outcome of trade talks
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, with investors holding their breath for news from the two-day trade discussions between Beijing and Washington.
Asia report: Markets rise as Beijing and Washington begin trade talks
Markets in Asia finished in the green on Monday, with sentiment getting a fresh boost as Washington and Beijing started a new round of trade discussions.
Asia report: Most markets manage gains as sentiment improves
Most markets in Asia were higher on Friday, with the exceptions of those in Tokyo and Sydney, as fresh developments in the ongoing trade spat between Beijing and Washington helped to calm nerves, which were stoked by a profit warning from Apple earlier in the week.
China central bank urges further domestic lending
China's central bank loosened requirements for lenders, it said in an unscheduled announcement on Friday.
New US and China trade talks to start on Monday
A fresh batch of trade talks between the US and China is set to start on Monday to see where the tensions stand after agreeing to a 90-day truce in early December of 2018.
US manufacturing PMI falls most since 2008 on China concerns, ISM says
A key gauge of factory sector conditions in the United States hit an over two-year low in December amid uncertainty over the tariff war with China.
Asia report: Weak tech sector leads most markets lower
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Thursday, as sentiment took a dip on the back of a release from Apple in which it lowered its first quarter guidance.
FX round-up: Dollar gains in risk-off session, amid negative news out of China
Sterling weakened significantly on Wednesday in a 'risk-off' day for financial assets on the heels of a weak reading on a key economic report in China, even as Beijing fired a 'warning shot' across the bow of the government across the Taiwan Strait, in Taipei.
China Tobacco Corp plans IPO for international unit
The world's biggest cigarette manufacturer plans to list its international subsidiary on the Hong Kong stock exchange, according to filing documents.
Asia report: Markets open 2019 with disappointment
Markets in Asia finished in a sour state on the first trading day of the year, with a number of bourses ending their sessions in the red, after a poor finish to 2018 across the region over the last few days.
Caixin China manufacturing sector PMI drops below 50.0 point mark in December
Factory sector conditions in China weakened further at the end of 2018 with companies continuing to pare their headcount and to trim prices amid soft demand conditions, the results of one of the most widely-followed surveys revealed.
Week ahead: US jobs report, China factory surveys in focus
The new year will start much as 2018 ended, with the US economy in focus.