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Emerging Asian markets rebounded on Wednesday after a three-day rout as investors bought into regional equities beaten down since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and after a halt in nickel trading helped modestly stabilise soaring metal prices.
Investors raised short positions on emerging Asian currencies, with bearish bets on the Indonesian rupiah jumping sharply, as the U.S. dollar remained resilient amid uncertainty over the timeline of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
Russia is scattering the seeds of political instability across the world. Since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago, prices of wheat, maize and soybean have rocketed to record or near-record levels. A previous price spike in 2007 led to food riots in Africa and Asia. This year’s bread crunch may be worse.
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
South Africa has tried for months to negotiate a deal with Washington and offered to buy U.S. liquefied natural gas and invest in American industries in exchange for a lower tariff.
Puma shares dropped 16% on Friday after the German sportswear brand said it now expects an annual loss as sales decline and U.S. tariffs dent profit.
The United States rejects China's "unlawful" maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian countries facing Chinese "coercion", Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
An increasing number of countries are repatriating gold reserves as protection against the sort of sanctions imposed by the West on Russia, according to an Invesco survey of central bank and sovereign wealth funds published on Monday.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Monday to resume cooperation on climate change and other issues, offering a boost to bogged down and behind schedule negotiations at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt
The South Korean won slipped as much as 0.3% on Monday to its lowest in nearly two weeks, while concerns over Omicron and inflation also kept most Southeast Asian currencies subdued on the first trading day of the year.
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.
Dubai-run GMS has applied for a U.S. license to buy and scrap ships seized by the U.S. government linked to Venezuelan oil trading, the leading ship recycler's CEO told Reuters.
In 1973, a barrel of crude would create $1,000 of economic output; it's less than half a barrel today. In the short term, the Iran fallout is bound to erode wealth. Over the long run, however, pricier fossil fuels will alienate consumers and accelerate the green-energy movement.
Western countries have a window of opportunity to come up with a credible infrastructure plan for the developing world. China’s $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative is drowning in bad debts and may be about to lose Italy, the only big rich democracy which is a member. The People’s Republic has its own financial problems too, meaning it will struggle to pour more money into overseas investments.
The Iran war's disruption to global crude oil and LNG markets is already being measured in lost barrels and higher prices. Now, with a U.S.-Iran peace deal expected to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the reckoning begins: was this a watershed moment, or merely another blip?
South Korea's An Se-young beat He Bingjiao of China 21-13 21-16 to capture the badminton women's singles Olympic gold medal, while Denmark's Viktor Axelsen defeated Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, 11-21 11-21, to successfully defend the men's title.
Australia halted Japan's rampant start to Asia's World Cup preliminaries on Tuesday as Tony Popovic's side eked out a 1-1 draw with the Group C leaders while Saudi Arabia's struggles continued as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Bahrain in Jeddah.
Bangladesh has negotiated a 20% tariff on exports to the U.S., down from the 37% initially proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, bringing relief to exporters in the world's second-largest garment supplier.
Malaysia's economy expanded at its fastest pace in over a year in the third quarter, outrunning the growth rate in many of its Southeast Asian peers, but the central bank said the outlook was clouded by the risk of a global slowdown.
Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirus-hit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea, in the first high-level dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September.