Most Asian currencies rose sharply on Monday as more Chinese cities relaxed some anti-COVID measures, while improving risk appetite and expectations of smaller rate hikes saw the dollar sink to an over five-month low. The yuan was the best performer for the day, rising 0.9% to 6.9628- its strongest level against the dollar since mid-September. […]
Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday as caution kicked in ahead of U.S. payrolls data that is likely to affect monetary policy, although dovish signals from the Federal Reserve pushed the dollar to a three-month low. Regional currencies were also set for strong gains this week as the Federal Reserve flagged smaller interest rate […]
Most Asian currencies crept higher on Wednesday as markets awaited more cues on U.S. monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, although weak economic data from China and uncertainty over the country’s COVID policy weighed on sentiment. Still, most regional units were set to end November substantially higher on a weaker dollar and expectations […]
Taiwan’s export orders likely contracted again in October as global demand for technology cools though at a slower rate than the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday The median forecast from a poll of 13 economists was for export orders to fall 1% from a year earlier. Forecasts ranged from an expansion of […]
Japan’s foreign reserves extended declines in October, following the previous month’s record drop, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, reflecting the largest ever amount of yen-buying, dollar-selling interventionThe data comes alongside separate figures that confirmed Japan did not conduct stealth intervention in September and only entered the market to buy yen for U.S. dollars […]
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) held interest rates at record lows as expected on Friday, and said inflation is likely to rise more in the near-term as the Japanese economy struggles with elevated raw material costs and supply chain issues The central bank held its target for short-term interest rates at negative 0.1%, and said […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asia Pacific stocks were mostly up on Friday morning, steadying after U.S. counterparts hit a record high as concerns about the omicron COVID-19 variant’s impact on the global economic recovery continue to ebb. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was steady at 28,798.37 by 9:06 PM ET (2:06 AM GMT), with data released earlier in the […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Global stock markets grappled with contagion fears on Tuesday, sparked by troubles at China Evergrande as growing risks the property giant could default on its massive debt pile prompted investors to flee riskier assets. Asian markets were jittery in volumes thinned by public holidays in China, Taiwan and South Korea. The Hang […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asia Pacific stocks were mostly down on Wednesday morning, following the downward trend set by their U.S. counterparts. A crackdown in China from earlier in the week continues to have a ripple effect, while the latest U.S. megacap technology earnings were mixed. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.16% by 10:39 PM ET (2:39 AM […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian shares slipped to a one-week low on Monday and perceived safe haven assets, including the yen and gold, edged higher amid fears of rising inflation and a surge in coronavirus cases, while oil prices fell on oversupply worries. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.1% for a […]