Market Pulse - Asia
Week ahead: Parliament, US-China trade in focus
All eyes during the coming week will be on Brexit and US-China trade relations with matters possibly coming to a head in the case UK amid rapidly increasing speculation that new elections might be called possibly even as soon as over the next few days.
New York Times pulls sponsorship for London Oil and Money conference
The New York Times newspaper has binned its plans to sponsor one of the world's biggest oil industry conferences following pressure from environmental activists.
IQE bullish on 5G even as Asian supply chains race to rebuild
IQE sounded a confident note on the outlook for growth on the back of the advent of 5G, despite the challenging market backdrop, including the need to adapt to the shifting supply chains of its clients, that drove it into a loss at the half-year stage.
Commodities: Brent futures drop as US and China struggle to fix date for meeting
There was a 'risk-off' tone to trading in the commodities space at the start of the week.
Tata Steel to close Newport factory leaving 380 unemployed
India's Tata Steel is set to close its factory in Newport, south Wales risking leaving around 380 people unemployed.
Asia report: Markets mixed as fresh tariffs sow uncertainty
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as the latest round of tariffs in the US-China trade war took effect over the weekend.
Infrastructure spending boosts China manufacturing PMI in August
Chinese manufacturing sector conditions strengthened in August amid higher levels of output, even as firms' confidence in the outlook registered one of its softest readings ever, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
Centamin adds two new non-executive directors
Centamin has further progressed in refreshing its board of directors as part of a push to reach an optimal balance between its members' core skills, experience and diversity, adding two new independent executive directors, Catherine Farrow and Marna Cloete.