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Mar 24
Asian stocks rallied on Tuesday

Asian stocks rallied on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s promise of bottomless dollar funding eased painful strains in financial markets, even if it could not soften the immediate economic hit of the coronavirus. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 1.2 percent, though that followed a drop of almost 6 […]

Mar 23
Asian shares, US futures sink as virus crisis deepens

U.S. futures dropped more than 4% and Australia’s share benchmark initially plunged 8.5% as work on more stimulus for the U.S. economy hit snags in the U.S. Senate. Asian Shares & U.S. futures Shares dropped more than 4% in Hong Kong and 5% in South Korea. The Shanghai Composite index lost 2.6%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 […]

Mar 20
Asian markets rise while US stock futures struggle

Asian markets jumped Friday while US stock stuttered after yet another volatile day of trading. Asian Markets and U.S futures South Korea’s Kospi was last up 4.5%, putting the benchmark index on pace to record its first gains since March 10. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index increased 2.8%, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 1.9%. China’s […]

Mar 20
ESMA issues positive opinions on bans on net short positions by Belgian FSMA and Greek HCMC

The European Union’s market watchdog is ramping up surveillance of hedge funds and other short sellers that may be taking advantage of the market rout caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The prohibitions apply, as follows: FSMA, Belgium ·         The measure bans transactions which might constitute or increase net short positions on stocks admitted to trading on Belgian trading […]

Mar 19
Asian markets continued to lose ground Thursday morning in Asia

Asian markets continued to lose ground Thursday morning in Asia as fears of a global recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to grip markets.   Asian markets Japan’s Nikkei 225 could not hold on to a strong start to the morning session. The Japanese benchmark opened up 2.34%, but quickly gave up those gains and was down 0.78% by 10:04 PM ET (02:04 AM GMT).  The Bank of Japan is […]

Mar 18
Major Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday

Major Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded on President Donald Trump’s promise of aid to get the U.S. economy through the coronavirus outbreak. Chuck money at this, forget about debt, forget about deficits, no one’s actually going to be hauling you to task for keeping to some sort of ridiculous prudent […]