Standard Charter said on Wednesday that it is doubtful over the future growth of emerging markets in the third quarter this year, given the ups and downs in stock market and unfavorable figures in those economies.
China's growth worries and credit tightening sent ripples across global stocks on Monday with major U.S. stock indices, in particular, dropping 1 percent on the back of a 2-percent decline last week.
China's central bank on Tuesday stressed that the country is not short on liquidity and the current cash crunch in the interbank market will gradually ease.
The ambitious plan of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) into commodities trading business will neither harm the interests of London nor that of the Chinese mainland, HKEx's chief executive Charles Li said on Tuesday.
U.S. stocks plummeted more than 2 percent Thursday following a sell-off on Wednesday that was triggered by fears that the Federal Reserve would reduce its aggressive economic stimulus program later this year.
The recent interest rate increases in China's inter-bank market have raised concerns over a liquidity crunch, but experts have viewed it in the context of weak economic recovery and argued that liquidity is abundant.
iShares RMB Bond Index ETF (Exchange Traded Fund), Asia’s first offshore RMB denominated bond ETF, was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on Tuesday.
MSCI has started to review China A-shares for a potential inclusion in its emerging markets index.
South Korea planned to incubate and nurture small companies through a new capital market called "KONEX " that would enhance access of growth venture companies to the equity capital market, a senior official of the main bourse operator said Friday.
Tokyo stocks tumbled more than 5 percent on Thursday as nervous investors dumped a broad range of issues following a Wall Street-triggered yen rise.
Drastic moves to crack down on the misconduct of listed companies were applauded by investors in cyberspace as a crucial step to clean the market environment.
A debate has heated up over whether a bubble is building in the U.S. bond market, with the consequent risk of another financial crisis. But at least all agree the Federal Reserve's exit strategy for its quantitative easing policy is a source of uncertainty in bond and other markets. The later the Fed discards the policy, the more likely a bond bubble will emerge.
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange finished lower on Monday, extending their decline to a third session on strength in the U.S. dollar and concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may soon scale back its bond-buying program.
Thousands of carnation and lily bouquets were sold on Mother's Day as an increasing number of Chinese people come to appreciate flowers as everyday present and ornnament, a concept largely borrowed from western culture.
In a bid to let the market play its role, the State Council, headed by Premier Li Keqiang, introduced new cuts in red tape to invigorate the Chinese economy.
U.S. stocks continued to rally on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing above the 1,600 milestone level and the Dow hitting 15,000 points for the first time in history.
A year after China widened the daily trading limit of its currency, the yuan, experts are arguing whether it is time to further enlarge the band to make the exchange rate more market oriented.
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