equities

Asia shares volatile as China tech worries remain

Asian share markets were volatile on Tuesday, after Australia's central bank flagged some tapering in its quantitative easing programme and…

4 years ago

World shares cling near record highs

World stocks clung close to record highs on Monday as worries about the Delta variant of COVID-19 offset positive sentiment…

4 years ago

Ghosts of taper tantrum to haunt EMFX, stir volatility memories: Reuters poll

Volatility risks in coming months are high on the radar of emerging market currency investors still familiar with past Fed…

4 years ago

Fast and furious first half of 2021 keeps financial markets at full throttle

After the unprecedented pandemic-driven swings in global financial markets last year 2021 was never going to be dull, and so…

4 years ago

Asian shares rise after consumer confidence boosts Nasdaq to record high

Asian shares rose and a gauge of global equities hovered near record highs on Wednesday after rising consumer confidence in…

4 years ago

Global shares edge lower on new COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia

Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied with strong U.S. consumer confidence, and as…

4 years ago

Bank stocks set Dow for higher open ahead of consumer confidence data

The blue-chip Dow index was set to open higher on Tuesday, as shares of big U.S. banks rose, while investors…

4 years ago

Global companies’ capex to hit decade-high growth this year -Refinitiv data

Global companies are set to ramp up their expansion plans this year, after being bogged down in the last few…

4 years ago

Nasdaq hits record high as factory activity scales new peak

The Nasdaq hit an all-time high on Wednesday, helped by a boost from Tesla's shares, with investors cheering data showing…

4 years ago

Stocks recover from 4-week lows as focus switches back to post-pandemic growth

Global shares extended their recovery on Tuesday from four week lows, as investors focused on prospects for post-pandemic economic growth,…

4 years ago