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What Investors Should Know in Asia
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Annual growth of 8 percent may seem like a distant memory in India, whose economy has suffered a sharp deceleration over the past year, however, the country's finance minister believes Asia's third largest economy can return to such levels by 2015.
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There is a high probability that the current uptrend in the S&P 500 index will continue to 1,690, says this chartist.
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Even as the new policies by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to reflate the economy are making a difference to some companies, the bulk of corporate Japan remains in recession. The Financial Times reports.
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The results of a closely watched business confidence survey in Japan defying the optimism reflected in a soaring stock market.
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The start of the second quarter gives bulls a lot to think about: the US jobs report, plus central-bank meetings in Europe and Japan. Will they keep running or take a break?
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The once prosperous euro zone which was driving nearly one-fifth of the world's economy is now a wasteland, and it seems only U.S. President Barack Obama can save the region.
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The bulls have been running at a fierce pace but these pros say the correction is coming in the second quarter. Here's why.
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Despite talk of the so-called "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities, high yield debt market issuances are at record quarterly high.
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Falling consumer prices highlighted how challenging it could be for Japan to achieve the 2 percent inflation target, which analysts say is unlikely anytime soon.
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One of the reasons why the crisis in Cyprus has had limited market effects is that it would be unlikely to be repeated in the US.
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A day after the Philippines got its first investment grade rating from Fitch, the Southeast Asian country's central bank governor told CNBC the upgrade was a "seal of good housekeeping."
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After talking their currency down 20 percent over the past four months, Japanese policymakers have suddenly gone silent as the yen halts its dramatic fall. Why?
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Since the bailout deal was reached on Cyprus, the gold price has fallen. The decline suggests that gold is really in a weak position right now. I think the price is likely to fall further. Here's why.
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The bumper run in Japanese equities is just getting started, according to investment strategists, who expect larger gains ahead.
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The outlook for the wealthy island nation of Singapore is turning increasingly grim with a recent mix of downbeat economic indicators pointing to a contraction for the economy in the current quarter.
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Despite its own significant problems, the U.S. has managed one claim through a time of heightened global crisis: It's not as bad as the rest of the world.
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The steady rise of the Australian ASX 200 index has slowed and is developing the potential to turn into a downtrend.
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Analysts say the sector remains robust even as China's biggest banks reported their worst annual earnings growth since going public.
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Gold is one of the most widely held financial assets – but that doesn't mean everyone understands why it goes higher or lower.
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The recent run-up in stocks could be reversing soon, Drexel Hamilton's Barry Sine says.