SYDNEY, March 15 Reuters Australian threeyear bond futures dipped to a oneweek low on Monday, implying yields of nearly 0.3, as investors feared a stellar economic recovery would rekindle inflation and spur interest rate hikes. A global bonds selloff gathered momentum last month on worries massive U.S. fiscal stimulus and pentup consumer demand would flare […]

TOKYO, March 15 Reuters Japanese shares rose on Monday as optimism around the passage of a massive U.S. stimulus package boosted cyclical shares, although declines in tech stocks weighed on the benchmark. The Nikkei share average edged up 0.3 to 29,806.41 by 0219 GMT, while the broader Topix rose 0.66 to 1,963.81 Todays market in […]

China’s demand for domestic metal could slow during its 14th Five-Year plan ending 2025, as it focuses on improving product quality, rather than lifting output.

Asia’s emergence as global natural gas trading superpower will increasingly dictate market rates in Europe for a once-localized commodity that was simply linked to the price of oil.

Asia’s richest families and individuals are jumping on the SPAC wagon.

Betting on Dubai to deliver uninterrupted success as a tourism and entertainment hub is turning into a costly business for some stock investors.

Futures contracts for gold were under sharp selling pressure Friday as government debt resumed a selloff, pushing yields commensurately higher and placing renewed pressure on bullion. A jump in the U.S. dollar also weighed on precious metals, which were still holding on to modest gains. April gold on Comex was down 19.80, or 1.2, to trade […]

Investors piled into equities, while pulling money out of gold and bonds in the week up to March 10, data from BofA Global Research showed. BofAs weekly flows report showed investors put 31.5 billion into equities, while taking 1.8 billion out of gold and 15.4 billion out of bonds. Bond yields spiked higher last week […]

March 12 Reuters Emerging markets currencies and stocks looked to end a volatile week on a sour note on Friday, with a dollar on the rise dousing risk appetite. MSCIs index of EM stocks fell 0.4 as a pickup in U.S. bond yields pressured risk assets. Gains during Asian hours were erased with a 2.2 […]

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Well, I was wrong about the European Central Bank ECB meeting. I was even wrong about President Lagardes scarf! she didnt wear one this time. They did take a concrete step to deal with higher bond yields, namely they announced that purchases under their Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme […]