Markets

Updated version at 8.05 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. June 1, 2021, Business News Asian stocks looked set for a weaker open and U.S. futures...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Week-in-brief: Sell in May? Meh ... Except for the 1.5% drop on Nasdaq , there is...

Updated version at 8.00 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. May 31, 2021, Business News China cracking down on edtech outfits, forcing once high-flying startups to...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, President Biden's Preliminary Budget is envisaging a $1.8 trillion deficit next year, after tax rises. Of course, what the President would...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., BoE: Bark or Bite? Further evidence of tightening US job markets, Biden dangling the $6 trillion...

Updated version at 8.00 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. May 28, 2021, Business News US Federal Reserve's reverse repurchase (RRP) facility hit an all-time high...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Some of the week's froth has come out of the markets in Asia today, with equities edging lower, along with energy...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Framing & Bias Despite both the Fed and ECB implicitly acknowledging "taper" in the foreseeable...

Updated version at 7.50 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. May 27, 2021, Business News US Justice Department opens probe into the market-rattling meltdown of Bill...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, If financial markets were a ballet, it would surely be regarded as one of history's most complex. No Sleeping Beauty's or...