Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1361 - 1370 of 2401 results for "Asian"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... dropped to $1.3137 from $1.3233 in New York late Tuesday. The dollar slipped to 82.65 Japanese yen from 82.78 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets have slipped after it became apparent that the US Federal Reserve will not implement stimulus measures in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... to 15,792.35 points. The European single currency edged down to $1.3316 from $1.3319 in New York late Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets are broadly higher following a bright lead from Wall Street on strong US manufacturing data, but Tokyo exporters have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... to $US1.3327 from $US1.3336 in New York late Friday and the dollar fell to 82.16 Japanese yen from 82.85 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed following positive manufacturing figures from China and good news from Europe. The yen eased against ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... then, we've seen the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the People's Bank of China and other Asian central banks, among others, implement more stimulus measures. We've seen the Obama administration sign into law a bill that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... 1.23 per cent as news of the budget came through and Milan added 0.45 per cent after sharp losses on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell on growing concerns over the global economy after an unimpressive set of US data, while weak Japanese ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... exchange deals, the European single currency slipped to $US1.3259 from $US1.3316 in New York late on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets slipped as more weak economic data out of the US and Britain stoked concerns about the global economy. Tokyo stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... Mr Jones said the Australian dollar could fall as low as 103.50 US cents during Thursday, depending on the performance of Asian stock markets. NEW YORK - Falling energy and commodity shares pulled US markets lower amid more growth concerns and more talk ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... Madrid was off 1.03 per cent as investors worried over Spain's public deficit while Milan fell 0.72 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rallied on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned the US economy was still fragile and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... region of Andalusia. In Milan, the market was up 0.81 per cent as investors continued to favour Italy over Spain. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as lingering concerns about the Chinese economy cancelled out a positive lead from Wall Street and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... slid following unexpectedly weak eurozone economic data and after disappointing Chinese figures, analysts say. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed as a surprise trade surplus from Japan was offset by more weak data out of China, adding to concerns ...