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Fate of stimulus binge on investors' minds
Business, Published on 05/06/2021
» Recap: Global shares fluctuated ahead of the release of key US jobs data yesterday, which could give investors more clues about the strength of the economic recovery and how much longer officials will continue big economic stimulus programmes.
Stocks still riding wave of vaccine euphoria
Business, Published on 28/11/2020
» Recap: Global stocks rallied to record highs, spurred by recent vaccine progress, the start of US President-elect Joe Biden's transition to power and hopes for further economic stimulus measures.
SET bucks Asean trend with weekly gain
Business, Published on 25/04/2020
» Recap: Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower yesterday, logging weekly losses, as governments in the region extended lockdowns and new reports indicated earlier hype about a Covid-19 treatment was misplaced.
CPNREIT divulges blueprint to add assets worth B56bn
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/11/2019
» CPN Retail Growth Leasehold REIT (CPNREIT) plans to invest in additional assets worth a combined 55.99 billion baht next year.
Concern over fate of trade deal hits stocks
Business, Published on 09/11/2019
» Recap: Most Southeast Asian and European stock markets closed lower yesterday, as a report on internal opposition in Washington to a tariff rollback on Chinese goods trumped optimism about the possibility of an interim trade deal.
Indices mixed as investors hold breath on Brexit
Business, Published on 19/10/2019
» Recap: European stocks fluctuated and a retreat was seen in Southeast Asian bourses yesterday on the back of lower-than-expected Chinese GDP growth in the third quarter. But the nerve-racking development that could usher joy or despair among investors is a British parliamentary vote on the new Brexit deal.
US-China trade optimism buoys regional bourses
Business, Published on 12/10/2019
» Recap: Investor risk appetite revived yesterday in response to progress in US-China trade talks, with big gains across Southeast Asian bourses. Meanwhile, China's securities regulator has set a timetable to remove foreign ownership limits on finance companies next year in a bid to attract overseas investment to bolster a slowing economy.
ECB stimulus, Trade optimism buoy equities
Business, Published on 14/09/2019
» Recap: Global stock markets rebounded at the end of the week in response to easing trade tensions between China and the US and new stimulus from the European Central Bank. All eyes will be fixed on the US Federal Reserve meeting next week, with another interest-rate cut widely expected.
Shares revive but Brexit turmoil batters pound, euro
Business, Published on 17/11/2018
» Recap: Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Friday amid hopes of a thaw in Sino-US trade relations, after tech shares and banks led a modest revival on Wall Street the day before. European stocks also recovered, but sterling and the euro remained fragile amid the turmoil surrounding the release of the draft Brexit agreement.
Emerging markets wobble as investors flock to us debt
Published on 06/10/2018
» RECAP: A rise in US Treasury yields to seven-year highs sparked selling in emerging markets after robust economic data and hawkish comments from Fed officials stoked concerns of a faster-than-expected pace of interest rate increases. Elsewhere, the Indian central bank’s surprise decision not to increase rates left investors uneasy.