Asian stocks down, global bonds rally as 'Brexit' vote looms TOKYO: Asian shares stepped back on Friday while investors poured funds into safe-haven assets amid festering concerns about a UK referendum that could push Britain out of the European Union. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside... 10 Jun, 2016
Latin America�s right: Rising discontent Viewed from a global perspective, the shift in Latin America is part of a broader rise in discontent with the “establishment.” And it is not limited to governments. It also extends to private-sector elites From changes in government in... 10 Jun, 2016
London's powerful financial hub: EU exit would be nightmare LONDON: Gina Miller needs to look no further than her own small investment firm to decide that leaving the European Union would be bad for Britain. She has an analyst who is Italian: would he need a visa? She has customers who are British... 07 Jun, 2016
�Investment cycle has stalled in Nepal� Consumer prices rose by 9.7 per cent in Nepal in April. While supply-side constraints play a key role in making goods expensive here, inflationary pressure in India also pushes up prices in the country. This is because over 60 per cent of the goods... 06 Jun, 2016
UK 'Remain' camp's lead narrows before EU referendum: Opinium The campaign to stop Britain voting to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum has seen its lead shrink over the past two weeks, an online poll published by market research company Opinium showed on Saturday. The poll conducted between... Women 05 Jun, 2016
Asia shares steady, markets await US jobs data for Fed clues TOKYO: Asian shares held steady on Friday as investors braced for US payrolls data that could add to or detract from the case for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this month or in July. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares... 03 Jun, 2016
Asia stocks sag as oil slip dampens sentiment, dollar stalls TOKYO: Asian stocks sagged on Wednesday as a slip in crude oil prices dampened investors' appetite for riskier assets, while the recently bullish dollar stalled against the euro and yen following a mixed bag of US economic data. Investors were... 01 Jun, 2016
Air travel demand slows as airlines confront security, fragile economies Berlin, May 30 Air passenger demand in April rose at its slowest rate since January 2015, weighed by the March attacks on Brussels airport and highlighting safety as one of the main challenges facing top airline executives meeting this... 31 May, 2016
Oil prices top $50, Asian shares struggle on China worries TOKYO: Brent crude oil rose above $50 a barrel for the first time in nearly seven months on Thursday but Asian shares struggled to gain traction, with worries about US interest rates and China's slowing economy keeping many investors on the... 26 May, 2016
Asian shares gain, dollar firm on Fed outlook TOKYO: Asian shares gained on Wednesday, taking cues from sharp gains in European and US financial shares while the dollar was underpinned as investors count on the US Federal Reserve to hike US interest rates in coming months. MSCI's broadest... 25 May, 2016
Gold holds near three-and-a-half week low on Fed rate hike prospects Gold slipped in early trade on Tuesday to trade near a 3-1/2 week low hit a day earlier, as prices remained under pressure on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will increase interest rates as early as June. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold... 24 May, 2016
US, Japan FX row overshadows G7 meeting; leaders eye Brexit threat SENDAI: The United States issued a fresh warning to Japan against competitive currency devaluation on Saturday, exposing a rift on exchange-rate policy that overshadowed a Group of 7 finance leaders gathering hosted by the Asian nation. Japan... 21 May, 2016
