Asia
Asia: Stocks mixed after Wall Street, Europe retreat from records
ASIAN markets diverged on Friday (May 17) as hopes for US interest rate cuts played up against profit-taking from another strong week and warnings from Federal Reserve officials that...
Asia: Markets track Wall Street records after US inflation data
ASIAN equities rallied on Thursday after US data showed inflation cooled last month, fuelling speculation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates twice this year.The news sent all...
Top shipbuilder expands Asia business with Philippines deal
SOUTH Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will set up operations in a former US naval base in the Philippines, an investment that may usher in the return of shipbuilding...
HD Hyundai expands Asia business with Philippines shipbuilding deal
SOUTH Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will set up operations in a former US naval base in the Philippines, an investment that may usher in the return of shipbuilding...
Asia: Markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report
ASIAN markets wobbled on Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall...
Asia: Traders bide their time ahead of key US inflation data
ASIAN investors shifted cautiously on Tuesday ahead of the release of key US inflation data that could have a huge bearing on the fate of Federal Reserve interest rate...
Philippine peso drops most in Asia as calls for rate cut build
The Philippine peso fell the most in Asia as expectations for an interest-rate cut mounted following the release of weak economic growth data last week.The peso lost as much...
Asia: Markets mixed as traders pause ahead of US inflation data
EQUITIES fluctuated on Monday as traders took a breather after the past weeks’ healthy run as they absorbed weak Chinese data and reports that the United States planned to...
