Shanghai exchange to study aluminium bar futures

The Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) will look into launching an aluminium bar futures contract as part of a focus on downstream aluminium products, an official from the bourse said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Westpac Banking to retreat from the east

Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp is exiting banking operations in China and some other Asian markets to focus on its core domestic and New Zealand businesses, as it grapples with capital constraints ... ( read original story ...)