HONG KONG: Markets fell in Asia on Friday in holiday-thinned trade with investors awaiting developments in US stimulus talks, while bitcoin hit a new record as it crept towards $50,000.
Oil prices also retreated from their 13-month highs after investors...
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose Monday, rebounding from a sell-off at the end of last week as investors keep tabs on the progress of Joe Biden's new US economic rescue package.
However, while vaccinations and long-term optimism about the...
HONG KONG: Asian markets ticked higher Tuesday after last week's steep drops as investors brushed off Donald Trump's latest anti-China salvo, while sterling suffered more selling pressure on fears over Brexit talks.
Despite continued uncertainty about the timetable for economic...
HONG KONG: Asian markets rose Monday, tracking another record on Wall Street as the US appeared to tone down its anti-China rhetoric, while traders turn their attention to a meeting of central bankers later in the week.
Hong Kong led...
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly managed to eke out gains Wednesday, tracking yet another record on Wall Street, with hopes for a possible breakthrough in deadlocked US stimulus talks.
However, China-US tensions and fresh virus flare-ups in parts of the...
HONG KONG: Equities dipped Monday, extending last week's losses on fears of a second wave of virus infections around the world that could put the brakes on the easing of lockdowns and a budding economic recovery.
While European nations press...
