Market Pulse - Asia
Commodities: Futures slip as Chinese investors return from their break
Commodities started the week on a downbeat note, with investors treading cautiously ahead of the second round of US-China trade talks that had kicked-off earlier on Monday, in Beijing.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid post-holiday focus on trade war
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors kept a close eye on the ongoing trade spat between Washington and Beijing, and a number of markets returned for their first full week after the Lunar New Year holidays.
Moody's ups rating on Russian Federation to investment grade
US credit rating agency Moody's joined peers Fitch Ratings and Standard&Poor's in assigning the Russian Federation an investment grade rating.
Tata Motors plummets 30% after Jaguar Land Rover loss
Tata Motors fell almost 30% in the stock market after its Jaguar Land Rover subsidiary dragged the Indian company to its biggest quarterly loss to date.
Trump will not meet Xi before tariff truce deadline
US President Donald Trump said he would not be meeting the Chinese leader Xi Jinping before the 2 March deadline when their trade truce reaches an end.
A 'sizeable distance' remains in US-China trade talks, Kudlow says
There remains "a sizeable distance" to go in US-China trade talks, US National Economic Council director, Larry Kudlow, said.
House to open probe into Trump's links with Russia
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced on Wednesday that his committee would open an investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal financial interests and his links with foreign powers.
UN claims North Korea trying to protect nuclear missiles
UN monitors claim that North Korea is trying to shield its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes from military strikes.
UN warns US-China tariff hikes risk global 'economic downturn'
A study from the United Nations revealed on Monday that if the US and China go ahead with their plans to hike tariffs in March, the global economy could suffer a downturn.
Trump to quit Cold War missile treaty with Russia
The US announced on Friday it would be withdrawing in the next six months from a missile control treaty it signed with Russia in the Cold War.
Trump proposes new summit with Xi to end trade war
US President Donald Trump proposed a new summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try and settle the trade war for good as both sides claim progress at the end of the latest talks in Washington.