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There was an air of gloom across Asia’s trading floors on Wednesday with investors preoccupied by price rises, the political stand-off in Washington and Beijing’s regulatory crackdowns
Tokyo slid backwards, following Wall Street’s lead, as a rise in oil prices and the political stand-off in Washington dampened enthusiasm on trading floors.
Many of China's biggest property firms, including the country's second largest, China Evergrande, have seen their bonds plunge amid worries they face collapse
The troubled property giant’s struggles, added to continued pressure from China's crackdowns on its tech firms and casinos, saw the Hang Seng shed more than 2%
The Nikkei fell by more than 2% with traders preoccupied with unfolding events in the United States and the slow post-pandemic global recovery
Hong Kong slipped after three days of gains while Tokyo retreated following its recent surge to three-decade highs as Wall Street’s uncertainty proved infectious
Hong Kong’s stock market is on track for its worst quarter for new listings since the start of the...
World’s biggest money manager says precipitous drop in China stocks this year is overdone and is ready to “dip its toes” back into the market
Concerns over surging prices in the States as well as Biden’s struggle to gain approval for his huge infrastructure plan – and the ongoing Evergrande crisis – brought an air of gloom to the region’s markets
BMO Global Asset Management and Aviva are among six financial institutions seeking to win ESG concessions from companies they back
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