The yen consolidates against the dollar and other currencies ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report due today. This report "poses upside risks to USD/JPY," two members of CBA's Global Economic & Markets Research say in a research report. "Another upside surprise in payrolls will likely encourage…
Malaysia's banks could see a softer loan growth trend in 2H due to weaker uptake by the property and construction sectors, CIMB Securities analyst Ei Leen Tan says in a note. Higher construction and financing costs and external uncertainties are weighing on these sectors, prompting developers to st…
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Opens 0.1% Higher at 1658.82
FTSE Straits Times Index Opens 0.4% Higher at 5180.21
By Sam Schechner, Meghan Bobrowsky and Amrith RamkumarSAN FRANCISCO — Like much of the tech world, startup founder Quinn Slack was riled up.It was just hours after the Trump administration on Tuesday said it was lifting its weekslong export ban on Anthropic's powerful artificial-intelligence model…
By Rhiannon HoyleBHP Group said it has filed an environmental permit application for a $1.5 billion project to reopen the Cerro Colorado in northern Chile.The world's biggest miner by market value closed the mine in late 2023 but said it would explore options to restart operations there, including…
Golden Horse Minerals could be a candidate to help fill the processing plant at the Edna May gold mine that Forrestania Resources is acquiring from Ramelius Resources, suggests Euroz Hartleys. Edna May has been on care and maintenance since March last year. It prompts analyst Michael Scantlebury to…
Ravi Thanawala was previously chief financial officer of Nike North America from June 2020 to July 2023. "American Eagle Names Ravi Thanawala CFO, Reaffirms 2026 Outlook" published at 4:37 p.m. ET omitted the full location in the name.
One thing to watch in Woodside Energy's 2Q production report: the extent of decline at the Sangomar oil field in Senegal. Macquarie says this could be the first quarter of material output falls at the asset. It is expecting quarterly production of 85,000 barrels of crude oil per day at Sangomar. Th…
Hyosung Heavy Industries Secures KRW312.05B Contract in Australia
By James GlynnSYDNEY--Reserve Bank of New Zealand Gov. Anna Breman has appointed Angus McGregor as Assistant Governor, Financial Stability, following an extensive recruitment process.McGregor joined the RBNZ in 2022 and has been acting in the position since March 2025.Breman said McGregor brings de…
JGBs edge lower in the early Tokyo session, tracking overnight price declines in U.S. Treasurys. Both JGBs and Treasurys tend to move in tandem. However, investors may adopt a wait-and-see mood ahead of Japanese Ministry of Finance's auction today of about 2.6 trillion yen of 10-year sovereign debt…
By James GlynnSYDNEY--Reserve Bank of New Zealand Gov. Anna Breman has appointed Angus McGregor as Assistant Governor, Financial Stability, following an extensive recruitment process.McGregor joined the RBNZ in 2022 and has been acting in the position since March 2025.Breman said McGregor brings de…
The Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.8% to 69202.93 on possible profit-taking following three straight sessions of gains on the benchmark index. Domestic technology shares were also weighed by Wednesday's pullback in shares of chip makers on the Nasdaq Composite. The main theme has been a rotation out o…
Nikkei Stock Average Extends Drop; Last Down 2.2% at 68953.80
EQT's takeover proposal for Perpetual should support the Australian investment manager's share price even if it doesn't lead to an eventual deal, Citi analyst Nigel Pittaway suggests. He acknowledges that EQT has a checkered history of completing deals in Australia and isn't confident that it or an…
2021 ET - The Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.8% to 69202.93 on possible profit-taking following three straight sessions of gains on the benchmark index. Domestic technology shares were also weighed by Wednesday's pullback in shares of chip makers on the Nasdaq Composite. The main theme has been a rota…
Gold rises in early Asian trade. Central bankers' less hawkish commentary could be supporting the yellow metal, say ANZ Research analysts in a note, citing Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's statement at a forum that price risks have come down in recent weeks. Economic data also showed Euro are…
Korea Exchange: Kospi Futures Fall More Than 5%, Triggering Five-Minute Trading Halt
