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European stocks hold six-year highs
June 6th, 2014
European stocks are holding six-year highs, while Wall Street is on course for another record, as investors continue to absorb the latest bout of central bank stimulus and attention turns to the health of the US jobs market. The ...
China Regulator Pledges to Expand Credit as Economy Slows
June 6th, 2014
China’s banking regulator vowed to expand loans and cap borrowing costs, seeking to boost the supply of funds to the real economy as growth slows amid a clampdown on shadow financing. Lending to small businesses, major infrastructure projects and ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Ringgit; U.S., Europe Futures Gain
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for the fourth straight week and emerging-market currencies strengthened after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to fight deflation. The dollar headed for its best week since April versus the yen and U.S. and European ...
Goldman Sachs Bolsters Asia Mergers Team Amid Rising Volumes
June 5th, 2014
Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has named John Kim as its new head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for Asia ex-Japan and will relocate Christos Tomaras from London to join that team, amid surging deal volumes in the region. Kim takes ...
Caution reigns as traders await Mr Draghi
June 5th, 2014
The euro is steady, benchmark bond yields nudging lower and bourses are mixed as investors wait to see if the European Central Bank will introduce a package of measures designed to tackle deflation concerns and boost the bloc’s economy. ...
Yen Rebounds as Most Asia Stocks Drop With Oil Before ECB
June 5th, 2014
Japan’s yen rebounded from a one-month low while Euro Stoxx 50 Index futures were little changed before a European Central Bank monetary-policy announcement. Most Asian stocks retreated with oil, and platinum dropped amid talks to end a South African ...
China’s Yuan edges lower on Dollar demand for dividend payments
June 4th, 2014
China’s yuan weakened marginally against the dollar on Wednesday as overseas-listed Chinese companies bought dollars to pay interim dividends, traders said. Spot yuan stood at 6.2552 per dollar at midday, easing 0.02 per cent from Tuesday’s close as the ...
Singapore follows China With Dangerous Debt Level
June 4th, 2014
Singapore companies’ indebtedness has swelled to the most in Asia after China and India as the city-state’s economic growth slows, according to GMT Research Ltd. Leverage among the Southeast Asian nation’s corporates is following counterparts in the two larger ...
Big Four’s China Accountancy Units Thrashing Out SEC Settlement in Auditing Dispute
June 3rd, 2014
The Chinese units at some of the world’s largest accounting firms – dubbed the Big Four – are looking to reach an out-of-court settlement with the US’ Securities and Exchange Commission in a bid to put an end to ...
Demographics, reforms, globalisation can make India a $5-trillion economy by 2025
June 3rd, 2014
Propelled by the three “success factors” of favourable demographics, globalisation and productivity-boosting reforms, India’s trend growth rates have been rising since the 1980s. Over the last decade, GDP growth has averaged 7.6%, compared with 6.1% in ’90s and 4.6% ...
