As the threat of secondary sanctions deters Chinese banks from facilitating trade with Russia, companies are flocking to the one Russian bank with a Chinese branch and facing up to six months of ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing nudged Syngenta to withdraw 65 billion yuan Shanghai IPO on market weakness: sources
Syngenta filed to list on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange last May seeking to raise ... for three years and with deflation at levels not seen since the global financial crisis of 2008 to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s internet giants snap up their own shares to boost flagging stock market value
Chinese internet giants are buying back their shares at a record pace, as they try to boost their market value in the midst of a historic stock rout in the world’s second largest economy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks slip as property and banking shares drop after US data dims rate cut view
The Tech Index lost 1.3 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.3 per cent. Shares of banks and property companies, which are sensitive to interest rate changes were the major ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asia markets are mixed after Wall Street’s strong manufacturing data
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street retreated as surprisingly strong U.S. manufacturing data cast doubts over how soon the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates. ( read original story ...)
South Asia’s jobs creation lags population growth, says World Bank
Job creation in South Asian economies is not keeping pace with the rise in the working age population, putting the region on a path that risks "squandering its demographic dividend", the World Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Market Update: Mixed Movements in Asian Stocks, Shanghai Surges Following Upbeat Chinese Manufacturing Data
In Asian stock markets on Monday, there was a divergent trend with Shanghai’s index climbing by 1% as a reaction to encouraging Chinese manufacturing data. While Sydney and Hong Kong markets were ... ( read original story ...)