by dellons | Jun 19, 2020 | Business News
Asian shares and US stock futures have wobbled in choppy trade as lingering concerns about a fresh spike in coronavirus cases offset growing hopes for a quick economic recovery. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan on Friday eased 0.06 per...
by dellons | Jun 18, 2020 | Business News
Asian stocks and Wall Street futures have fallen as spiking coronavirus cases in some US states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic. S&P 500 mini futures fell 1.2 per cent in early Asian trade while MSCI’s broadest...
by dellons | Jun 16, 2020 | Business News
Gold edged up overnight as concerns over a fresh coronavirus outbreak in China countered a surge on Wall Street driven by a record rise in US retail sales and optimism over a COVID-19 drug. Spot gold rose 0.09 per cent to $US1,726.17 per ounce by 1852 GMT. US gold...
by dellons | Jun 15, 2020 | Business News
Wall Street’s main indexes have slumped, with the S&P 500 falling below 3000 points after a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and parts of the US dampened hopes of a swift economic recovery. Battered shares of US airlines, casino operators and cruise...
by dellons | Jun 15, 2020 | Business News
Asian markets have started the week on the backfoot while oil prices slipped as fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in China sent investors scurrying for safe-havens. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.25 per cent...