Finance

Wall Street Rises On Reassuring Fed Signals

The S&P 500 rallied on Wednesday to snap a five-session losing skid after a policy announcement by the Federal Reser... Read more

Fed Hikes Rates By Most Since 1994; HKMA Acts

The Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday to stem a disru... Read more

Markets Rally As ECB Announces Debt Package

Relief swept over battered euro zone bond markets on Wednesday as the European Central Bank said it would skew reinvestm... Read more

China's Factories Perk Up, Retail Figures Remain Weak

China's economy showed signs of recovery in May after slumping in the prior month as industrial production rose unexpect... Read more

Wall Streets Down Ahead Of Key Fed Rates Call

The S&P 500 ended lower on Tuesday as the index was unable to bounce from a sharp sell-off in the prior session with... Read more

S Korea Strike Threatens China Chip Production

A week-long strike by truck drivers in South Korea has disrupted shipments to China of a key material used in the produc... Read more

US Stocks In Bear Market As S&P 500 Sinks

US equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expect... Read more

US Bond Yield Inversion Stokes Fears Of Recession

US two-year Treasury yields rose above 10-year borrowing costs on Monday - the so-called curve inversion that often hera... Read more

Bitcoin Slumps Under US$25,000, Lowest In 18 Months

Bitcoin tumbled on Monday to an 18-month low under US$25,000 as investors shunned risky assets in the face of a global m... Read more

Posco To Halt Some Plants Due To Strike By Truckers

South Korean steelmaker Posco said on Sunday will halt some of its plants in the country due to a lack of space to store... Read more

US Stocks Tumble On Inflation Data

Wall Street stocks sank on Friday after inflation exceeded expectations in a much-anticipated report that sets the stage... Read more

Factory-gate Inflation Growth Eases To 14-month Low

China's factory-gate inflation cooled to its slowest pace in 14 months in May, official data showed on Friday, depressed... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks See Sharp Drop At Opening

Hong Kong stocks opened sharply lower on Friday morning, extending a global sell-off after the European Central Bank pai... Read more

US Stocks Sink Ahead Of Key Inflation Report

US equities sank on Thursday, with the Dow shedding more than 600 points ahead of a key report on soaring consumer price... Read more

ECB Gears Up For Rate Hikes To Fight Inflation

The European Central Bank on Thursday ended its bond-buying stimulus and unveiled plans for a series of interest rate hi... Read more