Asian shares advance on earnings optimism, yen slips to 4-yr low
TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Asian shares advanced and U.S. long-dated bond yields edged up to a five-month high on Wednesday on rising optimism about the global economy and corporate earnings while the yen slipped to a four-year low on the dollar. Japan’s Nikkei (.N225) rose 0.8% while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) added 0.3%, […]
Tech stocks help Asian markets shake off China blues
HONG KONG, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Asian shares bounced on Tuesday, led by technology names across the region, and as Chinese markets clawed back ground lost after disappointing economic data, while the improved investor confidence weighed on the safe-haven dollar. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 1.05%. It is up about 6% since […]
Marketmind: What could possibly go wrong?
Optimism for the third quarter earnings season has provided a timely boost for equity markets, which flirted with correction territory in September.
Goldman shrewdly grabs McKinsey cast-off
Few people can claim to have worked at both Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. Kevin Sneader joined the investment bank just six months after leaving the CEO of a management consulting firm. Installing someone who agreed to a $573 million opioid settlement and dealt with a slew of other issues may seem unusual for a bank […]
Analysis: How Wall Street’s hottest dealmaking trend fizzled
Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly made a lucrative offer last March that Sportradar Group AG (SRAD.O) founder and CEO Carsten Koerl could not pass up.
Crypto CEOs should cooperate with regulators to unlock future growth -SALT panel
Cryptocurrency executives should work with regulators instead of being their adversary for the sector to grow to its potential, members of a digital currency panel at Wall Street’s SALT conference said on Monday.
Surging COVID-19 cases dampen U.S. consumer confidence, house prices post record gains
U.S. consumer confidence fell to a six-month low in August as worries about soaring COVID-19 infections and higher inflation dimmed the outlook for the economy.
Marketmind: Just a little bit longer
A consensual takeaway from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium is that investors will be able to dirty dance to the beat of the Fed’s $120 billion monthly asset purchases for just a little bit longer.
The S&P 500 nabs another all-time closing high ahead of Jackson Hole
Wall Street gained ground on Wednesday, with chipmakers and financials helping to push the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record closing highs as investors look to the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium for assurances that Federal Reserve’s timeline for policy tightening remains intact.
U.S.-China group seeking to bolster financial ties to meet in autumn- source
A group of Wall Street figures and Chinese officials aiming to strengthen financial sector ties and bolster bilateral relations plans to hold a virtual meeting for the first time in a year, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
