The vast majority of coronavirus cases and deaths, there are now signs infections are spreading more rapidly within other Asian countries. Anxiety is creeping into financial markets, as investors weigh the impact of a wider regional outbreak on economic growth and corporate earnings.
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The World’s Largest Trade Deal Could be Signed in 2020
After more than six years of negotiations, more than a dozen countries in Asia Pacific are now aiming to sign what would be the world’s largest trade agreement in 2020.
MCX Zinc Price Below 186 Target 176—163 – Neal Bhai Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – MCX Zinc settled down 3.06% at 181.95 as pressure continues on an expected surge in refined zinc output after a clutch of new mine openings has been derailed by bottlenecks at smelters across Asia, putting the brakes on an eye-watering price fall.
Popularity of India Stocks Over Past Decade Adds to Outflow Risk
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Monsoon season may be over, but India’s investors are at risk from a different kind of flood. — Indian stocks have been the biggest emerging-Asian beneficiaries of the wave of liquidity that swept over world markets in the wake of the global financial crisis, That may also make them the most vulnerable, now that the waters are receding.
China’s Wang says China will not be blackmailed or yield to pressure over trade – GSR
China’s Wang says China will not be blackmailed or yield to pressure over trade GSR — Days after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced globalism at the United Nations, China positioned itself Friday as a “champion of multilateralism” that is keeping international promises when Washington is backing away from them.
Nikkei Hits 27 Year High on Strong Dollar, Wall Street Gains
Japan’s Nikkei hit a 27-year high on Friday, taking heart from a boost for the dollar after the Federal Reserve chairman said he did not expect a near-term recession, and strong gains on Wall Street overnight.
Sensex Slumps 550 points; Nifty Breaches 11,000; HDFC, Mahindra Top Losers
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Sensex Slumps 550 points – The BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 opened higher on Monday, but soon erased gains and fell over 1.5%, dragged down mainly by finance stocks such as HDFC and Indiabulls Housing Finance.
Stocks Market Watch: HCL Tech, Gayatri Projects, TCS, IndusInd Bank
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Equities in Japan, South Korea and Australia rose after the S&P 500 Index climbed for a third day toward the upper end of its trading range.
Stocks in Asia extended recent gains from a nine-month low, and followed U.S. shares higher, amid optimism the upcoming earnings season will be sufficiently robust to overshadow a rise in trade tensions.
Stocks Market Watch – PNB, Tata Steel, Goa Carbon, Sterlite Tech
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Stocks Market Watch – PNB, Tata Steel, Goa Carbon, Sterlite Tech – Asian stocks gained, building on a positive Friday session for global equities, as investors watched for developments in trade tensions between China and the U.S. before earnings season gets underway later this week.
Futures Signaled Losses for Stock Indexes in Japan
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Futures signaled losses for stock indexes in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea after the S&P 500 Index followed European bourses lower. Reports that the U.S. Treasury will propose limits on Chinese technology investment damped sentiment, though stocks did recoup some losses as National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro said there were no plans to impose restrictions. The dollar weakened and 10-year Treasury yields fell to the lowest in more than three weeks.