by dellons | May 29, 2020 | Business News
The S&P 500 and Dow have slipped as investors were nervous ahead of a US response to China’s national security law on Hong Kong that threatens to take the shine off another month of strong gains for the stock market. US President Donald Trump, who has warned...
by dellons | May 27, 2020 | Business News
Unrest in Hong Kong over Beijing’s proposed national security laws has weighed on global shares and oil prices, offsetting optimism about the reopening of the world economy. Riot police fired pepper pellets on protesters in Hong Kong’s main business...
by dellons | May 26, 2020 | Business News
World shares have forged ahead and commodity markets drove higher as well, as investors disregarded Sino-US tensions to focus on more stimulus in China and a reopening world economy. Britain’s FTSE and Japan’s Nikkei led their regions with 2.2 per cent...
by dellons | May 25, 2020 | Business News
Asian shares have started cautiously as central bank largesse globally boosts sentiment but rising trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies dulls risk appetite. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.1 per cent on...
by dellons | May 22, 2020 | Business News
Hong Kong shares have tumbled after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the city after last year’s pro-democracy unrest, risking fresh protests and further straining fast-deteriorating US-China ties. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 3.7 per cent...
