The Asia-Pacific region continues to lure investors, attracted by a region of dynamic innovation and abundant opportunity even as capital markets in the West boom.

Although investors spend a great deal of time on stock selection, academic research has shown that aggregate characteristics of a diversified portfolio or index are often the primary drivers of risk and return.

Oct 17 Reuters Indian shares dropped on Thursday as motorcycle maker Bajaj Auto39;s warning of weak festival season sales rippled through the industry, adding to the pressure of high stock valuations and the exodus of foreign funds. The Nifty 50 index dropped 0.6 at 24,814 points as of 1025 a.m. IST, while the SP BSE Sensex fell […]

Traders see 92 chance of 25 bp cut in November Weak US data could boost gold prices further analyst US retail sales, weekly jobless claims due later in the day Oct 17 Reuters Gold hit an alltime high on Thursday, steered by uncertainty surrounding the U.S. election and expectations of more interest rate cuts by major central […]

EURUSD Selling EUR continued for the last four consecutive sessions, was almost unchanged today at 1.0854 vs USD. Big Thursday ahead with ECB rate decision, monetary policy statement ECB President Lagarde press conference, not to forget the release of EZ inflation numbers. ECB is expected to cut its deposit rate by 0.25 as inflation in […]

David Sacks, Asia Studies Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with John Lee from Bloomberg Intelligence and Katia Dmitrieva from Bloomberg News about key takeaways from Taiwan president Lai Ching-te’s speech and what it means for Taiwan’s red hot equity market.

FTSE 100 up 0.7, FTMC 250 up 0.3 British inflation at 1.7 in September Quilter rises after Q3 results Oct 16 Reuters The UK39;s main stock indexes jumped on Wednesday after a key inflation reading showed British inflation fell more than expected, boosting the case for a rate cut by the Bank of England. The […]

France39;s CAC 40 underperforms peers on luxury drag Energy stocks outperform Adidas drops amid broader selloff despite third 2024 outlook Stellantis drops after Q3 shipments caution Oct 16 Reuters Europe39;s tech and luxury stocks slumped on Wednesday after disappointing results from industry heavyweights ASML and LVMH, while caution loomed ahead of the European Central Bank39;s […]