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Market Talk – April 6, 2023

ASIA: Japanese manufacturers’ sentiment soured in the first quarter to its worst level in more than two years, eclipsing an uptick in service-sector mood, a...

Market Talk – April 5, 2023

ASIA: China’s manufacturing sector lost momentum in March due to weak export orders, slowing the country’s economic recovery from COVID-19 policies. The...

Market Talk – April 4, 2023

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 99.27 points or 0.35% to 28,287.42 Shanghai increased 16.16 points or 0.49%...

Market Talk – March 31, 2023

ASIA:   India’s unemployment rate rose to a 16-month high in December as job creation in the slowing economy failed to keep pace with the growing workforce....

Market Talk – March 30, 2023

ASIA:   Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that he was committed to opening up and reforming the world’s second-largest economy, seeking to win...

Market Talk – March 29, 2023

ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 365.53 points or 1.33 % to 27,883.78 Shanghai decreased 5.32 points or -0.16%...

Market Talk – March 28, 2023

ASIA:   The US and Japan have agreed to not impose export duties on critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries. The agreement is aimed at...

Market Talk – March 27, 2023

ASIA:   Local governments in China are facing a debt crisis, with direct debt exceeding 120% of revenue, which is more than what Beijing has unofficially said...

Market Talk – March 24, 2023

  ASIA:   Japan’s economy narrowly averted a recession in the final months of 2022, barely growing on frail consumption after shrinking in the third...

Market Talk – March 23, 2023

ASIA:   China’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged while increasing liquidity injections for a fourth consecutive month, with the aim of...