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Today: December 21, 2024
Today: December 21, 2024

Asia

Asia|Australia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Citigroup's Harish Raman given expanded Asian ECM role

Citigroup has appointed Harish Raman as the head of its equity capital markets (ECM) execution, origination and solutions business for Asia North, Asia South and Australia,

Citigroup's Harish Raman given expanded Asian ECM role
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record

Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid mixed trading

Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech pull US indexes lower

Losses for big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street

Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech pull US indexes lower
Asia|Economy

Making America great again with tariffs may be bad news for Asia

Making America great again with tariffs may be bad news for Asia

Making America great again with tariffs may be bad news for Asia
Asia|Political

Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte over her public threats against President Marcos

Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, inviting her to answer investigators’ questions after she publicly threatened to have the president assassinated if she were killed in an unspecified plot herself

Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte over her public threats against President Marcos
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

US exceptionalism piles pressure on EM

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. 

US exceptionalism piles pressure on EM
Asia|US|World

Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia

The United States is using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told TASS news agency in remarks published on Sunday, reiterating

Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia
Asia|Economy|Finance

Resilience is the name of the game, Japan CPI eyed

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. 

Resilience is the name of the game, Japan CPI eyed
Asia|Business|Economy|World

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles
Asia|Business|Finance

US-Russia fright fades, Nvidia vigil almost over

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. 

US-Russia fright fades, Nvidia vigil almost over
Political|US|World

China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary

China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary

China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

IMF warns Asia retaliatory tariffs could undermine growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that "tit-for-tat" tariffs could undermine Asia's economic prospects, raise costs and disrupt supply chains even

IMF warns Asia retaliatory tariffs could undermine growth
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

EM stocks rally; Manila, Bangkok up on rate-cut bets

Emerging Asian stock markets rallied on Tuesday, with Bangkok and Manila trading higher on expectations of rate cuts in the near future, while Singapore stocks hit a 17-year

EM stocks rally; Manila, Bangkok up on rate-cut bets
Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

EM conditions tighten, outflows heighten

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. 

EM conditions tighten, outflows heighten
Asia|Crime

Knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China leaves 8 dead and 17 injured

Chinese police say eight people have been killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi

Knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China leaves 8 dead and 17 injured
Asia|Crime|World

China's second mass attack in a week spurs soul-searching

A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China, killing eight people and injuring 17, police said on Sunday, prompting

China's second mass attack in a week spurs soul-searching
Americas|Asia|Business|Election|Finance|US

Most Asian bonds faced foreign outflows in Oct on US election jitters

Foreigners sold off most Asia ex-China bond markets in October as they were cautious ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

Most Asian bonds faced foreign outflows in Oct on US election jitters
Asia|Environment|Science|US|World

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Asia|Election|World

Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push

Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election
Asia|Finance

Powell says no rush needed on more rate cuts

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. 

Powell says no rush needed on more rate cuts
Asia|Finance|Stock Markets

Bears pounce on Asian currencies on Trump tariff concerns: Reuters poll

Investors sharply ramped up their short bets on Asian currencies and turned bearish on the Singapore dollar for the first time since early July on rising

Bears pounce on Asian currencies on Trump tariff concerns: Reuters poll
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more

U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued to cool

Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more
Asia|Election|World

How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament

Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his

How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Trump bets cashed in before US CPI

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. 

Trump bets cashed in before US CPI