Asian markets

Hong Kong stocks set for bullish start to the Year of the Snake

14 Feb 2013

Hong Kong stocks could open the Year of the Snake on a bullish note as Asian markets rose after US corporate earnings sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a five-year high.

Ex-Fifa official blames match-fixing on Southeast Asian gambling houses

8 Feb 2013

European police shone a spotlight on the region on Monday when they announced that a Singapore-based syndicate had directed match-fixing for at least 380 soccer games in Europe alone, making at...

Asian markets mostly down ahead of China data

7 Feb 2013

Asian markets were mostly down on Thursday with traders in Japan booking profits following the Nikkei’s highest close since September 2008 as investors awaited fresh economic leads from China.

Asian markets rebound, weaker yen boosts Tokyo

6 Feb 2013

Asian markets climbed on Wednesday following big losses in the previous session, with Tokyo surging as the yen tumbled after Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa said he will step down early...

Asian markets mixed, China factory data underwhelms

1 Feb 2013

Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with Tokyo supported by further weakness in the yen, while Hong Kong and Shanghai dipped after official data showed Chinese manufacturing saw a moderate...

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Asian markets mixed, Tokyo surges on yen tumble

Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei surging on the back of a weaker yen, while Wall Street provided an uneven lead.

Cruise industry sets sail for Asia's growth

HNA, the mainland airline, hotel and property group, will launch its passenger cruise business tomorrow when its first cruise ship starts its maiden revenue voyage from Sanya to Vietnam.

British welcome of Asian business will hasten global economic recovery

This year's Asian Finance Forum will, I'm sure, continue to be a source of new ideas and inspiration. Twelve months ago, I addressed the forum with a simple message: that Britain is the natural...

INVESTMENT

Bubble trouble for fixed-income assets?

Fixed income was the hot asset of 2012, producing equity-like returns for debt-like risks. Within it, Asian bonds issued in US dollars produced stellar returns for investors.

ASIA

Bridge over the Pacific

More than a century and a half after Millard Fillmore dispatched an emissary to Asia to transform commerce across the Pacific, a US president again sees an historic opportunity to strengthen...

CURRENCIES

China's yuan outs yen as Asia's currency of choice

Asian central banks are tolerating gains in their currencies against the yen as China's economic recovery diminishes concern that stronger exchange rates may dampen their export advantages.