Market Pulse - Asia
Market buzz: Wall Street regains its nerve
After two days of blood-letting that sparked a global stock market selloff and worries that more was to come, Wall Street held its nerve on Tuesday after an initial lurch lower and ended the session in the green.
BIS head says crypto-currency craze is a hybrid of a 'bubble' and a 'Ponzi scheme'
Agustin Carstens, the Bank for International Settlements' new boss, referred to the crypto-currency craze as a mixture of "a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster," as he warned students at a German university that the likes of Bitcoin and Ripple threatened to undermine public trust in central banks.
Asia report: Markets follow Wall Street sharply lower
Markets in Asia followed Wall Street’s lead to finish sharply lower on Tuesday, after huge losses were posted by US markets overnight.
Impact from short equity volatility set to fade, BofA says
A bubble might have popped on Monday, a bubble in equity volatility that is, according to analysts at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
Asia report: Markets start week lower after miserable Friday on Wall Street
Asian markets finished the Monday session mostly in the red, following the lead of Wall Street which fell sharply on Friday on the back of better-than-expected jobs figures in the US.
Asia report: Most markets lower, dollar strengthens
Markets in Asia mostly suffered on Friday, after a mixed session on Wall Street overnight, with technology plays firmly in the red.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as crude continues recovery
Markets in Asia finished mostly in the green on Thursday, rebounding from large sell-offs earlier in the week, with the stark exception of China.