Asian trading muted on no change from Europe central bank

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.3 per cent at 26,669.94. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.2 per cent at 3,239.21. EUROPE FACTOR: Europe’s central bank maintained its current policies and ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank hasn’t even set a date ... ( read original story ...)

Contrasting Dynamics

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.5 percent to 26,995.76 while the Shanghai Composite index in mainland China ... After having started his trading career with NatWest Bank, he is currently based in Singapore as a Senior Currency Trader and Analyst with ... ( read original story ...)

Market Trepidation

Australia’s S&P ASX 200 gained 0.8 percent to 5,735.10 and the Shanghai Composite index was flat at ... short-term interest rates for the third time since December. The central bank also announced plans to start gradually paring its bond holdings later ... ( read original story ...)

1324 Shanghai World Financial Center Without Compromise

structural engineering to create a mixed-use building 492 meters in height. It will be recognized by the CTBUH as the world’s tallest in two of its four categories when completed in April 2008; as the “Highest Occupied Floor” and “Top of ( read original story ...)

Starbucks puts spotlight on China amid U.S. growth worries

The financial report, the first under Johnson’s guidance ... Johnson told Reuters that the cash deal in China, which will give it ownership of about 1,300 stores in Shanghai and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, is part of the company’s “long game ... ( read original story ...)