EMERGING MARKETS-Shares hit 2021 low as Chinese shares plunge on crackdown
* China blue-chips down 3.2% * Washington-Beijing talks off to confrontational start * Tunisian bonds drop as government ousted * Turkish lira slides as COVID-19 […]
Jim Cramer says near-term Covid delta variant concerns won't threaten long-term stock market gains
CNBC's Jim Cramer said the Covid delta variant has created the "great American snag." However, the "Mad Money" host predicted any slowdowns to the economy […]
Stocks back near record highs on dovish ECB bets
LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks returned to near record highs in Europe on Thursday as investors bet on the European Central Bank keeping its stimulus taps […]
Investors turn to stocks as they shrug off COVID worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Markets continued their upward march on Wednesday and yields climbed due partly to positive corporate earnings, despite apprehension about the Delta […]
Companies may be afraid to give bullish earnings outlooks because of delta variant fears
I have several friends in the restaurant business. For the past few weeks, I've heard the same story every weekend: business is fabulous, and we can't get […]
Marketmind: After the storm
A look at the day ahead from Sujata Rao.FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of New York, […]
Robinhood warns retail trading is slowing down, especially in cryptocurrencies
Robinhood said it anticipates revenue will be lower in the third quarter of 2021 relative to the second quarter. This is a "result of decreased […]
Global Markets: Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge
LONDON (Reuters) – Risk-aversion ruled on Monday as a surge in worldwide coronavirus cases pushed down bond yields and left stocks facing their longest losing […]
Russian rouble, stocks retreat after OPEC+ ministers agree to boost output
MOSCOW, July 19 (Reuters) – The rouble weakened on Monday, retreating from the 74 threshold versus the dollar it hit in the previous session, as […]
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares find support as Powell shrugs off inflation
TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) – Asian shares held firm on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy was “still a ways […]
Inflation worries ruffle stocks, underpin dollar
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures indicated a flat Wall Street open and world shares slipped on Wednesday after a U.S. inflation leap fuelled expectations […]
Asian bonds' June foreign inflows are biggest in two years
(Reuters) – Foreigners’ purchases of Asian bonds surged in June to the highest in two years, as a drop in U.S. bond yields spurred global […]
Asian bonds' June foreign inflows are biggest in two years
(Reuters) – Foreigners’ purchases of Asian bonds surged in June to the highest in two years, as a drop in U.S. bond yields spurred global […]
China is injecting $150 billion into the economy — that may fuel a short-term rally, UBS says
The People's Bank of China is set to cut the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points for all banks, a move that will release […]
Industrial companies lift Sri Lankan shares
July 12 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Monday, boosted by gains in industrial and consumer discretionary stocks. * The CSE All-Share index […]
China is injecting $150 billion into the economy — that may fuel a short-term rally, UBS says
The People's Bank of China is set to cut the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points for all banks, a move that will release […]
Analysis: Treasury rally leaves investors scrambling for yield plays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A tumble in Treasury yields is pushing some investors toward other income-generating vehicles including dividend-paying stocks and emerging market bonds, often […]
U.S. equity funds see outflows as recovery hopes abate – Lipper
(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds faced outflows for the first time in four weeks in the week ended July 7, as investors abandoned risky assets, […]
Stocks stumble as mood shift benefits bonds, dollar
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets stumbled on Wednesday as a bout of risk aversion boosted bonds and the dollar, while investors braced for minutes […]
Stocks, bond yields, oil fall as risk appetite fades
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock prices fell sharply Tuesday – after some indexes briefly touched new highs – as tumbling bond yields, lower crude […]
China to step up supervision of overseas-listed companies
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will step up supervision of Chinese firms listed offshore, its cabinet said on Tuesday, days after Beijing launched a cybersecurity investigation into […]
Asia shares volatile as China tech worries remain
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian share markets were volatile on Tuesday, after Australia’s central bank flagged some tapering in its quantitative easing programme and concerns […]
Asian stocks stumble on China tech worries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mixed on Monday amid growing worries about China’s crackdown on local tech companies, paring earlier gains made after a […]
EMERGING MARKETS-Shares fall 1% on China slide; U.S. payrolls eyed
* China blue-chips fall nearly 3% * Tightening worries, Xi’s rhetoric weigh * EM share index set to lose 2% this week * Currencies index […]