Economic news

TOKYO- The dollar reached two-month high against several major peers while Australian dollar and the yuan fluctuated on Thursday as markets armed themselves from assets subject to China’s coronavirus contagion. The US Federal Reserve, while restricting interest rates as predicted on Wednesday, also pointed finger to the coronavirus as the major contributor of uncertainty for […]

The United Kingdom finally left the European Union on Thursday night, leaving its trade deal uncertain with the group. The long-planned and waited geopolitical move of Britain has finally come to pass, though the transition period keeps Britain’s membership save for the name until the end of this year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in […]

TOKYO- Oil prices sunk down on Thursday as the growing statistics of coronavirus victim reached 170 and more airlines canceled operations to China’s major cities. Market inactivity was dragged down further due to advancing US crude inventories. Brent crude LCOc1 lost 35 cents, or equivalent to 0.6%, at $59.46 per barrel by 0225 GMT. Such […]

Risk currencies hold steady as investors assess virus fallouts Risk currencies steadied on Wednesday as investors evaluated the economic damage that resulted from the outbreak of the China virus. Investors banked on hopes that Hong Kong shares will resume trading after the Lunar New Year break. As countries increase efforts to contain the spread of […]

US stocks indexes rebound after Tuesday’s big drop US Stocks closed on a higher note on Wall Street Tuesday, recovering from a sharp drop in the market the day before. The rebound ended the 5-day losing streak of the Dow Jones Industrial Average which was impacted by investor concerns of the new China virus that […]

Australian inflation rose at the end of 2019 but remains below target despite three interest rate cuts, prompting central bank to think of new measures to revive consumer prices. The consumer price index climbed 0.7% in the fourth quarter, which was slightly higher than the 0.6% increase forecast, attributed to higher fuel prices, cigarettes, travel, […]

A small gold project in Australia that was set to be sold to a Hong Kong-based company was put on hold due to the buyer showing symptoms of coronavirus. One member of the family showed symptoms attributed to the virus, which led to the quarantine of the rest of the members, the seller said. Australia’s […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday included US-banned Huawei by giving it a limited role in the country’s 5G mobile network. Johnson allowed “high-risk vendors” such as Huawei to partake in the non-sensitive parts of the 5G network of Britain. This means that Huawei will be excluded from sensitive processes of the 5G including […]

iPhone recuperated from previous sale inactivity but Apple is launching tighter measures against potential disruptions in virus-hit China. Apple Inc’s sales and profits surpassed Wall Street expectations. Such activity was brought by Lunar holiday shopping on relatively increasing demands for add-ons including AirPods wireless earphones. Apple’s positive performance eased investors’ concerns about the coronavirus contagion […]

TOKYO- Oil prices soared for second day on Wednesday, and were more stable after hitting five-day low on reports that OPEC could further reduce oil output if China virus impacts demand.  Figures disclosing decline in US stockpiles supported oil activity.                 Brent crude LCOc1 advanced 33 cents, equivalent to 0.6% to $59.84 per barrel by […]