Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Norman Chan Tak-Lam said average daily trading volume of Hong Kong's RMB Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system in May exceeded HKD RTGS for the first time. average daily trading volume of ...
The sharemarket suffered its sharpest one-day fall for two months yesterday after the US Federal Reserve said it could reduce its economic stimulus measures and China's manufacturing showed signs of contraction. "In the next few meetings ...
Continuing speculation about the future of the US Federal Reserve's asset-purchasing program in the wake of congressional testimony by Chairman Ben Bernanke sent the dollar sharply higher Wednesday, and augmented downward pressure on the ...
Tags: NYMEX Crude, Chemicals
The sharemarket rebounded yesterday after two days of losses, as the dollar tumbled again and government bond yields also fell. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.3 per cent at 5180.8 after hitting an intraday high of 5194.9. However, ...
Tags: Stocks, Dollar, Bond Yields
The sharemarket rose for a third-consecutive session after the dollar weakened further overnight. Non-resources companies with US dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the resources sector. The ...
Tags: Stocks, Aussie Fall
The sharemarket rose for a third consecutive session yesterday after the Australian dollar weakened further in offshore trade. Non-resources companies with US-dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the ...
Tags: Bourse, Greenback Exposure
Reportedly, the current price on HRC SS400 3.0mm*1,250mm*C in Vietnam is at US$650~US$660/ton (VAT included), remaining unchanged from last week. However, trading volume remains low as the demand is still weak. Figures showed on April 18 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The sharemarket fell for a second consecutive day, with goldminers leading declines in cyclical sectors as the gold price rout continued in the wake of Monday's disappointing economic data from China, which added to recent concern about the ...
Tags: Goldminers, sharemarket
Mt. Gox, the largest exchange for buying and selling bitcoins, is temporarily shutting down following an uptick in activity on the site sparked by a massive drop in the digital currency's price. The Tokyo-based exchange is suspending ...
Tags: Bitcoin, Trading Price
The sharemarket fell slightly yesterday as traders took profits in financial stocks and other defensives, while continuing to buy miners after China's benign March inflation data sparked an upturn in commodity prices. The benchmark ...
Tags: Stocks Dip, economy
AUSTRALIAN shares rose slightly in quiet trading yesterday after disappointing US non-farm payrolls data fuelled doubts about whether the world's No 1 economy would be strong enough for the US Federal Reserve to consider slowing the pace of ...
Tags: economy
Investors ignored positive offshore leads yesterday as political uncertainty grew following the dramatic events in Canberra throughout the afternoon. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 4959.4 points, reversing an early ...
Tags: benchmark, Canberra Chaos, Reverse
Political uncertainty may add to pressure on the sharemarket after Julia Gillard accepted a request from Labor Party powerbroker Simon Crean for a party vote on who should lead the party to the federal election in September. The ...
Tags: Stocks, Political Uncertainty, economy
The CME Group announced Tuesday that it reached monthly trading volume records for its NYMEX US Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Index futures (HRC) and options (HRO) contracts in February. During the month of February, US Midwest ...
Tags: HRC, Hot Rolled Coil Steel, Steel
THE sharemarket fell sharply yesterday after China announced new measures to curb property speculation. Investors were also concerned after China's services sector data missed expectations, and a 60 Minutes report that said China's rapid ...
Tags: real estate, Economy