World China Sept lending beats forecasts but FX reserves point to Q3 outflows BEIJING: Chinese banks made 857.2 billion yuan ($140 billion) worth of new loans in September, data showed on Thursday, Published 16 Oct, 2014 04:02am
Markets China stocks reverse earlier falls to edge up SHANGHAI: Chinese shares reversed earlier falls to edge up in late morning trade on Thursday despite weaker markets over Published 16 Oct, 2014 03:55am
Markets LME aluminium signals mixed SINGAPORE: Signals are mixed for LME aluminium as it has managed to hover around support at $1,919 per tonne.Support is Published 16 Oct, 2014 03:51am
Markets US crude falls over $1/bbl on weak demand concerns SEOUL: US crude oil futures fell more than a dollar on Thursday in early Asian trades, extending a run of losses on conc Published 16 Oct, 2014 03:46am
Markets Shanghai copper to rebound to 47,960 yuan SINGAPORE: Shanghai copper may rebound moderately to a resistance at 47,960 yuan per tonne, before either gaining furthe Published 16 Oct, 2014 03:30am
Markets US oil targets $77.60 SINGAPORE: US oil may break support at $81.68 per barrel and fall further towards $77.60, driven by a powerful wave C.Su Published 15 Oct, 2014 10:08am
Markets Brent oil may fall to $82.87 SINGAPORE: Brent oil may fall more to $82.87 per barrel, as it has broken support at $86.67.The support has formed aroun Published 15 Oct, 2014 10:05am
Markets Spot gold to fall to $1,216, target at $1,245 aborted SINGAPORE: A bullish target at $1,245 per ounce has been aborted for spot gold and a bearish one at $1,216 has been esta Published 15 Oct, 2014 10:01am
Markets Australian & NZ dollars unable to keep gains, brace for China data SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were unable to keep hard-won gains on Wednesday as global defl Published 15 Oct, 2014 09:57am
Markets LME copper to retest resistance at $6,823 SINGAPORE: LME copper may retest resistance at $6,823 per tonne, a break above which will lead to a further gain to $6,8 Published 15 Oct, 2014 09:49am
Markets Taiwan stocks fall amid foreign selling; Apple suppliers down TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell 0.88 percent on Wednesday amid continued heavy selling by foreign investors.As of 0157 GMT, t Published 15 Oct, 2014 09:21am
Markets Asia edgy on lingering growth anxiety, China inflation slows TOKYO: Asian stocks were cautiously up on Wednesday as benign inflation data in China and more gloom in the euro zone ec Published 15 Oct, 2014 09:12am
Business & Finance BOJ senior official QE makes it easier for banks to lend, helps economy TOKYO: A senior Bank of Japan official said on Wednesday that the central bank's quantitative easing makes it easier Published 15 Oct, 2014 09:05am
Business & Finance Bank of Korea governor's comments at news conference SEOUL: South Korea's central bank cut its policy interest rate for the second time in three months on Wednesday to s Published 15 Oct, 2014 08:05am
Markets LME aluminium to fall to $1,919 SINGAPORE: LME aluminium may approach support at $1,919 per tonne again, as a correction from the Oct. 9 high of $1,969 Published 15 Oct, 2014 07:57am
Markets Australia shares buoyed by consumer sentiment, energy stocks weigh SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Australian shares rose 0.3 percent on Tuesday, underpinned by stronger consumer sentiment and trackin Published 15 Oct, 2014 07:51am
Markets Shanghai copper to fall to 47,960 yuan SINGAPORE: Shanghai copper is expected to drop to 47,960 yuan per tonne, as it has broken a support at 48,270 yuan.The s Published 15 Oct, 2014 07:44am
Markets Palm oil to drop to 2,105 ringgit SINGAPORE: Palm oil is expected to drop to 2,105 ringgit per tonne, as it has broken a support at 2,150 ringgit.The supp Published 15 Oct, 2014 07:06am
Markets Kuwait keeps wide discount to Saudi oil in market share battle SINGAPORE: Kuwait has maintained a wide discount between the crude it sells to Asia against a comparable Saudi Arabian g Published 15 Oct, 2014 07:02am
Business & Finance Samsung's Cheil Industries submits plans for roughly $1.4 bln IPO -source SEOUL: Cheil Industries Inc, widely seen as the de facto holding company of Samsung Group, is likely to offer around 1.5 Published 15 Oct, 2014 06:53am