Spread the lovemore ASIA: The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) stuck to its accommodative policy stance to help the economy recover from the pits of the pandemic, keeping the key lending rate at record lows on Thursday. As expected, the MPC held the lending rate, or the repo rate, at 4%. The […]
Spread the lovemore ASIA: India’s economic momentum remained stable in December even as the first signs of slowing output growth appeared across some industries. Activity in India’s dominant services sector expanded for the fifth month, and manufacturing for the sixth, although growth in new work and production lost some momentum, according to IHS Markit. While the composite index […]
Spread the lovemore ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 364.85 points or -1.28% to 28,124.28 Shanghai decreased 34.00 points or -0.96% to 3,521.26 Hang Seng decreased 46.45 points or -0.19% to 24,383.32 ASX 200 decreased 80.50 points or -1.08% to 7,393.90 Kospi decreased 40.17 points or […]
Spread the lovemore ASIA: China’s foreign exchange regulator issued guidelines on foreign exchange trading on Friday, targeting market manipulation, fraud, and abuses. The guidelines would help regulate foreign exchange market trading and promote “honest, fair, orderly, and efficient” market operations, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said. According to the guidelines, market participants would be […]
ASIA: China Evergrande Group appeared to have averted default with a last-minute bond coupon payment, a source said on Friday, buying it another week to wrestle