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Market Pulse - Asia
30 Sep
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Caixin China factory sector PMI drop sharply in September

Manufacturing sector activity in the People's Republic of China slowed to its weakest in a year last month according to the results of a key survey, amid a sharp decline in overseas demand and concerns over global trade spats.

28 Sep
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Asia report: markets positive as Japan nets retail and manufacturing boost

Asian markets largely enjoyed a positive day of trading on Friday as the Japanese Nikkei 225 saw its highest intraday levels since November 1991.

27 Sep
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Asia report: Markets down as China vents at Washington's 'slander'

The majority of Asian markets dropped on Thursday as US President Donald Trump's unique brand of diplomacy influenced proceedings in both China and Japan.

26 Sep
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FX round-up: Pound dips after Fed, EM FX well-behaved

The pound finished the session slightly lower against the Greenback on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chief, Jerome Powell, delivered an upbeat message on the US economy.

26 Sep
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EU, Russia and China join forces to dodge US sanctions on Iran

The EU, China, Russia and Iran have set out a plan to dodge US sanctions against the Middle Eastern country and save the nuclear deal signed in 2015.

26 Sep
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Asia report: Markets finish higher despite US trade stance

Markets in Asia finished higher on Wednesday, even after comments from the Trump administration reiterating its current punitive position on global trade.

25 Sep
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Asia report: Markets mostly weaker as trade concerns remain

Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Tuesday, with a some major bourses returning from a long weekend, as traders there had their first chance of the week to react to the worsening trade relationship between Beijing and Washington.

25 Sep
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China says US putting 'knife to its neck', hard to continue trade talks

China's vice commerce minister said trade talks with the US are complicated at the moment and accused the US of bullying China and holding “a knife to its neck”.

24 Sep
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FX round-up: Pound bounces, Turkish lira and Russian rouble in focus

The pound bounced back at the start of the week even after - in what observers said was a challenge to the Prime Minister - Tory rebels published their alternative to her Brexit plan and despite a weak reading on a widely-followed survey of factory sector conditions.

24 Sep
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SOVA Capital believes Bank of Russia's next move will be a rate cut

Central Bank of Russia's recent decision to hike rates does not foreshadow that more interest rate hikes lay ahead, analysts at Sova Capital said.

24 Sep
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Russia hikes rates unexpectedly due to currency weakness, risk of further sanctions

Central Bank of Russia surprised financial markets on Friday, hiking its main interest rate in response to the recent overshoot of its inflation target on the back of weakness in the rouble and food price inflation, although Governor Elvira Nabiullina had reportedly flagged that possibility a week beforehand.

24 Sep
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Volvo halts Iran truck operations over US sanctions

Carmaker Volvo has halted its truck assembly lines in Iran over US sanctions that are preventing it from being paid, a company spokesman said on Monday.

24 Sep
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Asia report: Markets fall on quiet Monday as tariffs come into effect

Markets in Asia finished lower amid rather quiet trading on Monday, as the latest round of tariffs in the ongoing trade war between the US and China came into effect.

24 Sep
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China refuses trade talks with US as new tariffs kick in

China has refused to continue trade negotiations with the US until President Donald Trump stops threatening further tariffs.

21 Sep
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China demands US remove 'unjustifiable' sanction for Russian weapons purchase

China has demanded that the US remove sanctions placed on a defence agency and its director for purchasing Russian weapons.

21 Sep
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Asia report: Most markets higher after stellar Wall Street performance

Most markets in Asia finished in positive territory on Friday, following a stellar performance on Wall Street overnight, as traders once again appeared to shrug off ongoing trans-Pacfic trade concerns.

20 Sep
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Asia report: Markets mixed as trade tensions worsen

Markets in Asia ended their sessions in a mixed state on Thursday, as trade tensions between the US and China escalated even further.

20 Sep
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OECD warns against further protectionism, trims world GDP forecasts

The Organisation for Co-operation and Development has trimmed its forecasts for world growth for this year and next, cautioning that trade tensions, tighter financial conditions in emerging markets and political risks might further undermine "strong and sustainable" medium-term growth around the world.

19 Sep
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Asia report: Most markets rise as China announces fresh tariffs

Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Wednesday, as investors once again shrugged off concerns of further escalations in the ongoing US-China trade conflict.

18 Sep
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China fights back against US with $60bn of new tariffs

Beijing struck back at Donald Trump’s latest round of trade tariffs on Tuesday, imposing their own sanctions on $60bn worth of US goods.