Day: March 15, 2019

Mar 15
Asian stocks up as Sino-U.S. trade talks in focus

Asian stocks stepped ahead on Friday as sentiment improved on a report that more progress has been made in U.S.-China trade talks and after UK lawmakers voted to delay a potentially chaotic exit from the European Union. Asian stocks MSCI broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.5 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index added 1.3 percent. […]

Mar 15
British Pound off 9-month peak; Brexit delay

The British pound paused for breath on Friday. On Thursday, MPs voted to ask the EU to delay Brexit beyond the current 29 March departure date. The Commons will vote on her withdrawal agreement by 20 March, after previously rejecting it by 230 and then 149 votes. Sterling fetched $1.3253, having dropped further from Wednesday’s nine-month […]