Market Pulse - Asia
Chinese vice premier Liu He to travel to Washington on Thursday
China's top trade official will travel to the States this week even after the US administration's decision to backtrack on a promise not to further increase its tariffs on the Asian giant's exports, in response to what Washington said was backsliding by Beijing on various of its recent commitments.
Markets fall as Trump threatens China with tariff increase
Chinese stock markets fell on Monday and Europe follows suit after US President Trump tweeted on Sunday night threatening the Chinese government with an increase in tariffs.
Week ahead: Brexit talks, China data in focus
The focus over the coming week will be on the restart of talks between the government and Labour on thrashing out a Brexit deal, although some observers believed that any agreement would likely have to wait until for after the 23 May elections to the European Parliament.
Asia report: Markets finish quiet week mixed as Japan, China remain closed
Asian markets were mixed after another quiet session on Friday, after the major bourses on Wall Street fell into the red overnight as investors continued to digest recent comments from Fed chair Jerome Powell.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors digest Fed decision
Markets in Asia were in a mixed state as they closed another quiet session Thursday, as investors spent much of the session digesting the Federal Reserve’s policy decision overnight.
Asia report: Australasian markets mixed as most of region remains closed
Markets in Australasia were mixed on a very quiet day in Asia on Wednesday, as most bourses in the region remained closed for holidays.
Rate of decline in South Korean exports eases in April
The rate of decline in South Korean exports eased last month, and although shipments to China continued to fall, some economists sounded a more or less sanguine note on the outlook.
US-China trade talks 'productive', America's Mnuchin says
The latest trade talks between the US and China in Beijing went well, a top US official said on Wednesday.