Global Markets

Quantum of asset purchases by BOJ a concern: Gibbs   

23 May 2013, 12.47 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Richard Gibbs of Macquire Securities believes that the news coming in from Japan, we may be about to hit volatility again. ...

Asian markets sell off on Bernanke remarks, China PMI  

23 May 2013, 12.23 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Hawkish comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and weakness in China's factory activity rattled Asian markets on Thursday, sending stock...

Japan's Nikkei closes down over 7% after volatile session  

23 May 2013, 11.51 am  |  Source: CNBC

Japan's benchmark index fell to its lowest levels in over a week as investors got spooked by the weak data in China, one of Japan's largest export mar...

Singaporean industrial production rises more-than-expected  

23 May 2013, 10.30 am  |  Source: Forexpros.com

Singaporean industrial production rises more-than-expected...

JGBs dive, dollar index hits 3-year high on Bernanke speech  

23 May 2013, 10.18 am  |  Source: Reuters

JGB futures were down at 0.71 point at 141.19; the 10-year-JGB yield jumped to as high as 1 percent...

Indian ADRs: Sterlite Ind down 2%, Tata Comm slips  

23 May 2013, 9.02 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian ADRs ended lower on Wednesday. In the other space, Sterlite was down 2.14 percent at USD 6.86, Tata Motors was down 1.39 percent at USD 26.3 an...

Asia trading lower; Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite slip  

23 May 2013, 8.18 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

At 7: 41 am (IST), Asian markets were trading lower. China's Shanghai Composite slipped 0.59%, Hang Seng was down 1.59%, Straits Times shed 0.35% and ...

Wall Street falters in volatile session on Fed worries  

23 May 2013, 8.17 am  |  Source: Reuters

On Wednesday the US markets closed down nearly 1% in a volatile session post minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting....

U.S stocks end down on hawkish Fed minutes; Dow dips 0.52%  

23 May 2013, 1.57 am  |  Source: Forexpros.com

U.S stocks end down on hawkish Fed minutes; Dow dips 0.52%...

Bernanke touts benefits of easing, no hint of pullback  

22 May 2013, 9.11 pm  |  Source: Reuters

"Monetary policy is providing significant benefits," Bernanke said in remarks prepared for delivery to the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress...

Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts  

22 May 2013, 8.20 pm  |  Source: AP

The Fed has said it plans to continue its USD 85 billion-a-month in Treasury and mortgage bond purchases until the job market improves substantially. ...

Nikkei hits fresh 5-1/2-year high, Sony soars  

22 May 2013, 5.06 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Bank of Japan kept policy steady earlier in the day, and maintained its pledge to increase base money, or cash and deposits at the central bank, at an...

Lowe's Q1 EPS USD0.49, below expectations for EPS of USD0.51  

22 May 2013, 4.55 pm  |  Source: Forexpros.com

Lowe's Q1 EPS USD0.49, below expectations for EPS of USD0.51...

European stocks turn lower ahead of EU meeting, Fed; Dax down 0.23%  

22 May 2013, 4.49 pm  |  Source: Forexpros.com

European stocks turn lower ahead of EU meeting, Fed; Dax down 0.23%...

Are reluctant consumers Australia's next headwind?  

22 May 2013, 4.32 pm  |  Source: CNBC

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute`s index of consumer sentiment fell 7 percent month on month in May accelerating from the 5.1 percent decline in April....

Fed's Dudley and Bullard: One-Two dovish punch fuels rally  

22 May 2013, 4.14 pm  |  Source: CNBC

Most of the Street has been trying to anticipate--and trade ahead of--the anticipated Fed "tapering" of bond purchases. New York Fed`s William Dudley ...

U.K. retail sales tumble 1.3% in April  

22 May 2013, 2.03 pm  |  Source: Forexpros.com

U.K. retail sales tumble 1.3% in April...

South African CPI rises more-than-expected  

22 May 2013, 1.35 pm  |  Source: Forexpros.com

South African CPI rises more-than-expected...

Asia stocks mixed; Nikkei rallies 1.6% after BoJ meeting  

22 May 2013, 12.15 pm  |  Source: Forexpros.com

Asia stocks mixed; Nikkei rallies 1.6% after BoJ meeting...

Bank of Japan keeps aggressive monetary easing policy unchanged  

22 May 2013, 12.03 pm  |  Source: Forexpros.com

Bank of Japan keeps aggressive monetary easing policy unchanged...

S&P likely to see 1700: Eastspring's Nicholas Ferres   

22 May 2013, 10.47 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

US stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs as Federal Reserve officials' comments eased some concerns that ...

Phaneesh Murthy's exit sends iGate shares 10% lower  

22 May 2013, 9.00 am  |  Source: Reuters

IT outsourcing company iGate Corp sacked Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy after a company sexual harassment investigation revealed that he had not disc...

Indian ADRs: Tata Motors slips 4%, Sterlite Ind down 2.5%  

22 May 2013, 8.57 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian ADRs ended lower on Tuesday. Tata Motors was down 3.82 percent at USD 26.67, Sterlite was down 2.5 percent at USD 7.01, and Dr Reddys was down ...

Dow, S&P end at records on Fed officials' reassurance  

22 May 2013, 8.20 am  |  Source: Reuters

Wall Street ended higher on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at new all-time highs....

Asian stocks cheered by Fed reassurance, yen awaits BOJ  

22 May 2013, 8.02 am  |  Source: Reuters

Asian markets trading higher on Wednesday. Tokyo's Nikkei gained 0.9 percent, breaking above 15,500 for the first time in over five years....

U.S. API Weekly Crude Stock rises unexpectedly  

22 May 2013, 2.05 am  |  Source: Forexpros.com

U.S. API Weekly Crude Stock rises unexpectedly...

U.S stocks gain on Fed hints that stimulus stays; Dow gains 0.34%  

22 May 2013, 1.57 am  |  Source: Forexpros.com

U.S stocks gain on Fed hints that stimulus stays; Dow gains 0.34%...

Markets await Bernanke's decision to taper QE3: ETX Cap   

21 May 2013, 3.52 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Mark Priest, ETX Capital feels the market is looking for an indication of when the quantitative easing for the third (QE3) round is likely to taper of...

Bernanke unlikely to upset mkts; may not cut QE3: AMP Cap   

21 May 2013, 12.50 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Shane Oliver of AMP Capital Investors thinks that US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is unlikely to upset the financial markets as that will und...

Nikkei up to new 5.5 yr high as investors pick up bargains  

21 May 2013, 12.23 pm  |  Source: Reuters

The Nikkei rose 0.1 percent to 15,381.02, the highest closing level since December 2007, after being in and out of negative territory in choppy trade....