Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday plunged to the lowest level since May 1 on big outflows from gold exchange-traded funds.
Australia's trade balance returned to surplus in March, figures released on Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed.
South Korea's foreign reserves stayed at a record level due to the continued rise in investment returns and an increase in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets, central bank data showed Monday.
U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, propelling the S&P 500 to new record highs, as the country's weekly jobless claims fell to a five-year low and the European Central Bank cut interest rates to a record low.
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended higher on Thursday to recoup much of the previous session's losses, after the European Central Bank announced rate cuts and the U.S. Federal Reserve made no changes to its asset purchase program.
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record high and the Nasdaq Composite Index ending at a high not seen since November 2000, boosted by upbeat housing data and tech shares.
South Korea's current account surplus almost doubled in March from the prior month thanks to robust exports of IT products such as smartphones and semiconductors, central bank data showed on Monday.
China's external financial assets expanded 9 percent to reach 5.17 trillion U.S. dollars by the end of 2012, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said Monday.
U.S. stocks continued to retreat Thursday after Wednesday's slump, as weaker-than-expected economic data, soft health care and tech shares weighed on the market.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( BSP), the country's central bank, relaxed its rules on foreign currency transactions Thursday in a bid to stem the appreciation of the Philippine peso against the U.S. dollar.
By April 18 afternoon, the silver price has plunged through 23 U.S. dollars per ounce to about 22. 5 U.S. dollars. It once touched 22.07 U.S. dollars on Apr. 16 , the lowest since Oct. 2010.
Myanmar entrepreneurs have voiced opposition to allowing foreign investment in joint ventures with local tourism operators, the ruling-party-run Union Daily reported Tuesday.
Wall Street closed higher in choppy trading on Thursday, rebounding from a biggest loss over one month in the prior trading day, as investors took the dip as a buying opportunity.
A 17-member business delegation led by Secretary General Dr T Roy from Calcutta Chamber of Commerce of India will make joint venture talk with Myanmar businessmen at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry ( UMFCCI) here, according to UMFCCI Monday.
Median house price in Perth has reached a new record high of 510,000 AU dollars in the March quarter, according to data released on Tuesday by the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA).
The U.S. dollar traded mixed against major currencies Monday. It advanced against the euro as concerns over the euro-zone banking sector remained after Cyprus and international lenders reached a bailout deal.
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