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Asia markets close lower, Nikkei 225 slips 2.71%
January 12th, 2016
Asia’s major markets closed mostly lower, with investor sentiment in the region remaining fragile as oil prices continued to slide and China concerns weighed. The Australian market erased its morning gains to slip into negative territory, with the main ASX ...
Shanghai drops 5%, Shenzhen down 6.5% in renewed sell-off
January 11th, 2016
Chinese markets extended an already rough start to the year Monday, losing further ground and other Asian markets came along for the ride lower. The Shanghai composite was down as much 5.22 percent in late-afternoon trade, while the Shenzhen Composite shed 6.5 percent. ...
Chinese markets halt trading for day after shares plunge
January 4th, 2016
Chinese stocks plunged Monday, spurring a trading halt for the rest of the session, and leading stock markets in Asia Pacific lower after feeble manufacturing surveys revived concerns over the slowdown of the mainland’s economy. The Shanghai Composite tumbled 6.85 percent ...
Major Asian markets close higher after Nikkei, Kospi erase early losses
December 29th, 2015
Asian equities closed higher on the second day of 2015’s final week, after the Japanese and South Korean markets erased morning losses and the Australian market totted up a more than 1 percent gain. That’s a turnaround from earlier ...
Asian markets trade mixed; Japan shares spike on BOJ
December 18th, 2015
Major markets in Asia were mixed on Friday after wavering between positive and negative territory as investors focused on economic data, central bank decisions and commodity prices. The Japanese market took a wild ride, erasing early losses and spiking ...
Nikkei closes up, ASX hits one-month low
December 11th, 2015
Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, despite Wall Street’s positive finish overnight, as record low oil prices weighed resources plays and China shares traded in negative territory as another top executive was reported missing by local media. “Most investors ...
Asian stock markets end lower; economic data in focus
December 9th, 2015
Asian equities ended lower on Wednesday as major markets such as Japan and China released economic data. Oil prices also ticked up during Asian trading session after closing near six-year lows overnight. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were ...
The world’s biggest Trade Agreement (TPP) is concluded, which is the next trade deal you need to know
October 15th, 2015
RCEP: The next trade deal you need to know about The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement last week could speed up talks on its lesser-known Asia-wide equivalent, trade analysts say. Negotiators working on the Regional Comprehensive ...
Chinese shares higher on back of global rebound
August 27th, 2015
Chinese shares have closed 5% higher after massive losses there earlier in the week rocked markets around the globe. The Shanghai Composite was up by 156.3 points to 3,083.59. But the turnaround does little to make up for the ...
HSBC predicts Gold prices will end the year as much as 10 percent higher than current levels
August 17th, 2015
Cheer up, gold bugs: HSBC predicts a year-end recovery The precipitous downturn in gold has taken the market to levels not seen since March 2009 but low prices may contain the seeds of the next rally, according to HSBC. ...
