The yen touched a three-month low on Monday as Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority and investors figured that would likely slow future interest rate hikes, while the dollar headed for a monthly gain on rising U.S. yields. On the dollar, the yen hit its weakest since late July at 153.3 in early-morning trade … Read more
Shares in Asia climbed after another strong performance on Wall Street, with stocks hitting fresh record highs. Oil dropped as concerns eased about Israel attacking Iranian energy facilities. Benchmark indexes were up in Australia and Japan, and US futures advanced slightly. With earnings reports poised to drive US sentiment this week, the S&P 500 rose … Read more
Kunal Kothari, Research Analyst, Centrum Broking, says in the last two weeks, there have been a good turnaround in the trend and prices have moved up by around Rs 1000 to Rs 1500 per tonne. So, the stimulus that was announced in China is flowing very positively for the metal sector.On the back of the … Read more
Investors and analysts are expecting China to deploy as much as 2 trillion yuan ($283 billion) in fresh fiscal stimulus as Beijing seeks to shore up the world’s No. 2 economy and boost confidence. That’s what they hope the country’s finance minister will announce at a highly anticipated briefing on Saturday, according to a majority … Read more
Shares rose in Asia, sidestepping losses on Wall Street following hotter-than-expected core inflation that heightened the focus on the Federal Reserve’s next move. Japanese and South Korean stocks opened higher while those in Australia slipped. US equity futures also edged higher, after the S&P 500 fell 0.2% and the Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.1% Thursday. A … Read more
“I think there is a possibility that some of the FPIs reallocate part of portfolio allocations to China. However, any such decision is expected to be more tactical and not structural,” says Sachin Bajaj, EVP & Chief Investment Officer, Max Life Insurance. In an interview with ETMarkets, Bajaj said: “We are favorably positioned on the … Read more
Beijing: China’s home sales rose during the National Day holiday after a string of property stimulus measures to boost the country’s beleaguered real estate market since late September, state media said on Saturday. Across the world’s second-largest economy, policies including reductions in down-payment ratios and mortgage rates have been introduced this year to support the … Read more
BEIJING/HONG KONG: China’s stimulus plans to fill consumer pockets to meet its 2024 growth target breaks away from a decades-old policy playbook, but making household demand a sustainable driver of development instead of investment is a long path paved with tough choices. Reuters reported last week that Beijing plans to issue sovereign bonds worth about … Read more
Just as enthusiasm over artificial intelligence and China’s stimulus fades, a familiar weakness has come back to haunt equity investors in emerging markets: sinking corporate profits. With 96% of companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index done with their quarterly results, the earnings season is almost over. And the picture isn’t pretty — Almost half … Read more