Asia Market News and Trading Resource
June 16, 2013 Leave a comment
Hong Kong defends its most recent property measures and says expect more in October. Markets are still very rocky. $10bio of Asia IPOs at risk in current market. Hopewell and CAA pull their IPOs. Here’s our top 10 for the trading week gone by.
June 8, 2013 1 Comment
Womp Womp… Not a great week for equity holders. HK tycoons were busy this week with Stanley Ho buying a 33.3% stake in Jetstar and Li Ka Shing picking up of O2 Island. Hopewell is looking to spin off and list its property arm and Towngas announced its bonus share program. PMI slips in May and home prices continue the up and up. Hong Kong now has a Topshop and Vinda announced paper demand was on a decline (less toilet paper demand = sell sell sell). Here’s what you missed from this week! Have a good weekend.
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June 8, 2013 Leave a comment
In a week the equity markets would rather forget, macroeconomic news dominated the headlines. Loans issued by China’s big banks were doqn MoM in May, while home prices continued to rise and Service PMI came in slightly better than expectation. The EU fired the first shot in the latest EU-CHINA trade wars by imposing duties on solar exporters and JPM cut 2013 growth targets. Here’s what you need to know from the trading week. Don’t forget that President Xi Jinping is getting down Cali-style with President Obama this weekend.
umm.. I said i was wearing a blue tie.. jerk.
June 2, 2013 Leave a comment
IMF cuts China growth. EU members vote against duties on Solar panels. Property tax back in the limelight. Pharmaceutical sales exceed 181bio USD and the service industry is designated as the next sector of growth! Here’s what you need to know from the week passed.
May 26, 2013 Leave a comment
Terms of trade improve in April, consumer spending slows and the government releases overhaul plans for electricity subsidies and farm product distribution. Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is taking the world by storm and commentators are expecting big things from earnings. Here’s what you need to know from last week.
May 26, 2013 1 Comment
Property tax, HSBC May PMI and central bank liquidity highlight a volatile week for China’s equity market. Industry news for smartphones, telecoms and aircraft also took center stage. Here’s what you need to know from the week!
May 19, 2013 Leave a comment
Korea’s jobless rate falls to 3.2%, PPI disappoints yet there are some encouraging signs in the domestic housing market. Galaxy S4 is the fastest selling phone of all time and BOKs rate cut may decrease bank interest income by 150bio Won. Let’s take a look at the main news items of last week.
May 19, 2013 Leave a comment
Premier Li Keqiang puts the kibosh on further stimulus. Economic data continues to disappoint with April home sales and industrial production missing expectations. IPOs remain closed and the party is taking the fist to corruption to onshore brokerage corruption. It’s a new world in the middle kingdom. Here are the main points of the working week.
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