Market Pulse - Asia
Steppe Cement sales improve as group increases market share
Kazakhstan-focussed construction materials producer Steppe Cement saw sales tonnage soar in the first quarter of its trading year.
Ted Baker forms joint-venture with Shanghai LongShang
Lifestyle brand Ted Baker has entered into a new joint-venture with Shanghai LongShang that will see the London-based fashion designer take a step into the all-important markets of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Differences between China and EU mount ahead of annual summit
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and European Union institution leaders are set to meet in Brussels on Tuesday at the annual EU-China summit but could face differences over trade and investment.
IMF slashes 2019 global GDP forecast
The world's economic watchdog took an axe to its near-term forecasts for global growth for the third time in six months, warning that the outlook for a projected recovery in growth was "precarious".
StanChart settles with UK and US regulators for over $1bn
StanChart will pay just over $1bn to settle two probes with US and British regulators, respectively, relating to the violation of US sanctions against Iran between 2001 and 2014 and the alleged inadequacies of its internal controls.
Asia report: Most markets higher after oil price rise
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Tuesday, with a couple of exceptions, as oil prices returned to the forefront of trader minds amid fresh conflict in Libya.
Commodities: WTI pushes to five-month high on geopolitics
Energy futures paced gains at the start of the week, with reports at the weekend of increased fighting in Libya helping to prop up crude oil futures.
US and China 'closer and closer' to trade deal, talks set to continue
Washington and Beijing are making progress in trade talks and negotiations are set to continue throughout the week, a top Trump administration official said at the weekend.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid reports of trade talk progress
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors spent the session reacting to the latest progress in trade negotiations between the US and China, and had their first chance to react to fresh data out of Washington on Friday.
Credit Bank of Moscow inks new $500m syndicated loan with 12 global lenders
Credit Bank of Moscow tapped global capital markets successfully again this week, clinching an international syndicated loan for the third year in a row, cementing its leading position in the region's syndicated lending market in the process.
Starvest receives £123,800 from sale of Kuwait Energy
Starvest on Friday announced that its investee company Kuwait Energy has been acquired by Hong Kong listed United Energy Group Limited in an all-cash transaction.
Asia report: Most markets higher amid buoyant China-US sentiment
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Friday, as sentiment around trade talks between the US and China remained buoyant.
Commodities: Prices little changed despite reports of 'progress' in US-China trade talks
Commodity prices were broadly flat as investors waited on the release of the key monthly non-farm payrolls report due out in the States on the following day and amid reports that trade talks between Washington and Beijing appeared to be in their final stages.
FX round-up: Traders still wary of accidental 'no deal' Brexit, rupee drops
Sterling got whacked on Thursday after financial markets got wind of attempts by pro-Brexiters in the House of Lords to try and scupper the bill approved by MPs the day before requiring the Prime Minister to consult Parliament on the length of the extension to Article 50 that she would seek from Brussels.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors watch US-China talks
Stocks in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors closed their wallets and watched for news from ongoing trade negotiations between the US and China.
Griffin Mining nearly doubles resource estimate for Zone III at Caijiaying mine
Shares of Griffin Mining shot higher after outfit reported a near doubling in the estimated mineral resource at the Zone III part of its Caijiaying zinc mine in the People's Republic of China.
Russian conflict playing central role in Ukrainian elections
As Ukraine approaches its decisive run-off elections later this month, the nation's conflict with Russian-backed separatists is weighing heavily on the race.
China and US nearing trade agreement - report
Negotiations for a trade deal between the US and China are drawing close to a resolution as most outstanding issues have now been agreed upon, according to a report on Wednesday.
Asia report: Markets move higher ahead of US-China trade talks
Markets in Asia finished higher on Wednesday, as investors cheered a report suggesting that Washington and Beijing had moved closer to reaching an agreement on trade.
Asia report: Markets finish firmer as global fears ease
Markets in Asia followed their US peers higher on Tuesday, after a rallying session in the US overnight as concerns of a potential global slowdown appeared to abate.