Shanghai shares rise after official U-turn
Shanghai shares closed higher Friday after authorities reversed course and suspended a new "circuit breaker" mechanism that ...
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Asian shares tumbled again Monday, with Shanghai plunging over five percent, after more weak data reignited concerns about ...
View ArticleForeign investment plummets in junta ruled Thailand
Foreign investment in Thailand plummeted last year, official data showed, the latest sign that the kingdom's once-vibrant economy continues to ...
View ArticleAsia markets retreat as China growth hits 25-year low
Asian stock markets edged down Tuesday following data showing China's economy, the world's second biggest and a key driver of ...
View ArticleAsian markets see fresh rout as morning gains wiped out
Stocks, oil and emerging currencies all went into reverse Thursday as an early rally gave way to fear again, extending a rout that has sent ...
View ArticleAsia stocks surge on central bank stimulus hopes
Japanese stocks surged almost six percent Friday, leading an Asia rally, as dealers welcomed a report that the country's central bank ...
View ArticleAsia stocks extend rally as oil pushes higher
Asian stocks rallied again Monday and oil maintained last week's advance as investors bet on central bank stimulus measures ...
View ArticleShanghai stocks close down more than 6%
Shanghai stocks slumped more than six percent by the close on Tuesday, ending a two-day rally, on "panic selling" driven by worries ...
View ArticleMost Asia stocks up but oil extend losses
Asian stock markets mostly swung back into positive territory Wednesday while oil prices tumbled again, as the wild swings that ...
View ArticleOil market ends turbulent month with tick higher
AFPCategory: Latest NewsBusinessInternationalSome stability as the oil market adjusts to the glut. Photo: EPAThe oil market scored modest gains Friday, ending a turbulent January that drove prices...
View ArticleAsia markets rally, oil extends gains as dollar eases
AFPCategory: BusinessInternationalInvestors monitor and trade stocks at a securities exchange house in Shanghai, China. Photo: Qilai Shen/EPAOil extended the previous day's rally and Asian stocks...
View ArticleAsian markets extend rout as volatility returns
AFPCategory: Latest NewsCATE_003BusinessInternationalTokyo money dealers work during an afternoon trade session as a display flashes Tokyo's Nikkei Stock Average in Tokyo, Japan, 9 February 2016....
View ArticleInauspicious start to Year of the Monkey for Hong Kong as stocks tank
AFPCategory: Latest NewsCATE_003BusinessInternationalA person walks past a sign board displaying the closing numbers of the Hang Seng Index, which fell by 565.21 points, or 2.78 percent lower, to...
View ArticleGlobal markets gain in rocky week
AFPCategory: Latest NewsBusinessInternationalTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the start of the trading day in New York, New York, USA, 12 February 2016. Photo: Andrew...
View ArticleAsian shares extend rally led by surge in Shanghai
AFPCategory: Latest NewsBusinessInternationalInvestors watch the stock trading board at a securities exchange house in Shanghai, China. Photo: EPAAsian shares swept higher on Monday, with Shanghai...
View ArticleAsian shares rally as G20 meeting begins
AFPCategory: Latest NewsBusinessInternational(Front, L-R) World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati, moderator Yingyi Qian, Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei, German Finance Minister Wolfgang...
View ArticleOil wipes out gains on fading hopes for output limit
AFPCategory: BusinessInternationalOil and gas price slide a challenge - A view of the Repsol oil rig off the coast of the Canary Islands, Spain, 16 January 2015. Photo: Cristobal Garcia/EPAOil prices...
View ArticleGerman retail giant Metro eyes expansion in Myanmar, Iran
AFPCategory: BusinessInternationalMetro Cash & Carry. Photo: MetroGerman retail and distribution giant Metro will decide by the end of this year on whether to expand into Myanmar and post-sanctions...
View ArticleChina sets 2016 growth target at '6.5-7 percent': speech
AFPCategory: BusinessInternationalA file photo dated 04 June 2007 showing workers transporting steel cables at a steel yard in Beijing, China. Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPAChina on Saturday cut its...
View ArticleAsian markets see afternoon rebound after ECB move
AFPCategory: BusinessInternationalA security officer stands guard at the main entrance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange during an afternoon trade session in Tokyo, Japan, 18 February 2016. Photo: Kimima Sa...
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