Financial China's Jan yuan loans set to jump to 3 trln yuan, virus darkens growth outlook Chinese banks tend to front-load loans at the beginning of the year to get higher-quality customers and win market Published 07 Feb, 2020 11:00am
Financial EM ASIA FX-Most currencies fall as virus outbreak fuels rate-cut bets The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said its exchange rate-based monetary policy stance remained unchanged. Published 05 Feb, 2020 11:19am
Financial Australian dollar stages half-hearted bounce as RBA holds The Aussie climbed 0.45pc to $0.6720 and away from a four-month low of $0.6679, a modest bounce following almost th Published 04 Feb, 2020 11:57am
Financial Dollar firm on manufacturing data, A$ gains after RBA The dollar index held firm at 97.832, having risen 0.44pc on Monday, the biggest gain so far this year. The ye Published 04 Feb, 2020 11:50am
Financial Yuan tries to steady from slide as traders assess Beijing's response to virus It opened at 7.0200 per dollar and was changing hands at 7.0032 at midday, 188 pips firmer than the previous late s Published 04 Feb, 2020 11:32am
Financial Yen gains, yuan skids as China virus fears grow amid rising death toll Japan's currency, often sought as a safe-haven in times of uncertainty, rose to the highest in almost three weeks v Published 27 Jan, 2020 12:11pm
Financial Yuan hits 3-week low, yen rises as China grapples with virus outbreak The yen rose to 108.73 per dollar, its strongest level since Jan. 8, before paring gains to trade up 0.16% at 109.0 Published 27 Jan, 2020 11:37am
Asia Forex Yuan heads for worst week since August amid virus jitters Fears the outbreak could rapidly worsen put the Chinese currency on course for its first weekly loss in five. Published 23 Jan, 2020 11:14am
Financial China lifts yuan midpoint to highest level in 5 months China's central bank lifted its official yuan midpoint to the highest in five months on Wednesday to reflect strong Published 08 Jan, 2020 01:35am
Financial Yuan holds steady on trade deal ahead of more detail Currency markets were largely muted after a majority of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives voted to impea Published 19 Dec, 2019 12:23pm
Financial Yuan eased from 4-1/2-mth high as partial tariff rollback disappoints The United States will maintain 25% tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese imports while halving tariffs on $120 billio Published 16 Dec, 2019 11:33am
Financial Brexit confusion rattles FX markets, boosts yen Yen, franc gain on renewed Brexit jitters Currencies quiet before ECB, Scandinavian central bank meetings Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:19pm
Financial Pound sinks as key ally rejects Johnson Brexit plan Sterling tumbled Thursday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's key ally in parliament said it "could not support" h Published 17 Oct, 2019 10:32am
Financial Yuan ends at 1-mth high despite paring gains made on hopes of trade deal U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday outlined the first phase of a deal to end a trade war with China and suspende Published 14 Oct, 2019 10:56am
Asia Forex Dollar steadies as trade deal hopes fade, pound soft The U.S. imposition of visa restrictions on Chinese officials, and the blacklisting of Chinese firms. "The tim Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:51pm
Financial Yuan touches 1-month low as tensions rise ahead of U.S.-China trade talks U.S. officials said the two sides would still hold high-level talks on Thursday and Friday, days before Washington Published 09 Oct, 2019 12:45pm
Financial Dollar steady, yuan firms as U.S.-China trade talks spur caution The Chinese yuan firmed in onshore and offshore trade as Chinese financial markets reopened after a week-long holid Published 08 Oct, 2019 12:15pm
Financial Dollar weakens vs yen as U.S. economic worries, trade frictions intensify The dollar crossed 107 Japanese yen and touched a week low of 106.95 yen. It fell to $1.0964 per euro, though both Published 03 Oct, 2019 10:57am
Financial Sri Lankan rupee closes weaker; shares fall for third straight session Sri Lanka's rupee closed weaker on Tuesday, following continued demand from importers and banks. The central b Published 01 Oct, 2019 02:30pm
Financial Sri Lankan rupee ends weaker; stocks snap two-day gaining streak The central bank does not release foreign flow data on a daily basis, but weekly data in the past four weeks has sh Published 17 Sep, 2019 01:18pm
Financial Aussie dollar surges, Swiss franc drops after China cuts bank reserve ratios LONDON: The Australian dollar hit the day's highs and the safe-haven Swiss franc dived against the euro after China cut Published 06 Sep, 2019 10:40am
Financial Yuan flat but set for first weekly gain in three on trade talk hopes HONG KONG: The yuan was flat on Friday but was set to show its first weekly gain in three weeks after news that U.S. and Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:57am
Asia Forex Dollar steadies as risk-on mood holds ahead of U.S. jobs data SINGAPORE: Upbeat U.S. economic data gave the dollar an edge over its peers on Friday, arresting a recent flight from th Published 06 Sep, 2019 08:13am
Financial Australian shares end at 1-month high as Sino-U.S. trade talks lift mood, NZ rises Australian shares ended a three-day losing streak to close at a one-month high on Thursday, as confirmation of U.S.-Chin Published 05 Sep, 2019 10:30am
Financial Japanese yen plunges, Chinese yuan jumps on US-China trade hopes LONDON: The Japanese yen slipped and risky currencies flourished on Thursday as investors turned more optimistic that th Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:21am
Financial Pound builds on recovery as election looms, Asia markets rise HONG KONG: The pound edged up Wednesday to extend the previous day's rebound with Britain looking set for a snap general Published 04 Sep, 2019 06:32am
Financial Pound suffers fresh pain as Brexit uncertainty takes grip Hong Kong: The pound hit a two-and-half-year low Tuesday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to call a Published 03 Sep, 2019 09:08am
Financial Australia, NZ dlrs ground down; record surplus no help SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were under pressure on Tuesday amid doubts Sino-U.S. trade talks would ma Published 03 Sep, 2019 08:01am
Financial Sri Lanka rupee weakens amid fund outflows; stocks down COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's rupee closed weaker on Monday, hovering near a seven-month closing low hit last week, as foreig Published 02 Sep, 2019 02:25pm
Asia Forex Yen gains from August turmoil; yuan set for worst month since 1994 LONDON: The Japanese yen rose on Friday and is on track for its biggest monthly gain in three months as a global rush to Published 30 Aug, 2019 12:02pm
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