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Asian chipmakers see firm growth; Samsung capex eyed »

SEOUL (Reuters) – Asian chipmakers are set to deliver another set of strong results and cement growing views that the global technology sector’s recovery is accelerating as an economic recovery boosts corporate and consumer spending.

Better-than-expected demand for personal computers and limited output by smaller players have boosted prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and [...]

Singapore revalues, Asian currencies jump »

The positive tone to risk appetite is keeping the USD on the back foot and for once FX attention has turned away from events in Greece. Before elaborating further and staying with Greece, it’s worth highlighting that the outcome of Greece’s note auction was reasonably solid, with more debt than anticipated being sold. However, the [...]

Why Buy Asian FX (Part 1) »

Given all the attention on Greece and European fiscal/debt woes over recent weeks it’s been easy to forget about the success story of Asian economies. Of course, there has been a lot of attention on China and the international pressure to revalue its currency. However, the stability and resilience of Asian economies has been impressive [...]

Asian stocks lower amid spike in China inflation (AP) »

’s weaker growth tempered confidence in the regional economic rebound.
Most markets were modestly higher in the first two hours of trading but reversed course as the latest figures raised doubts about the outlook for major economies.
fell below $82 a barrel amid signs of tepid U.S. crude demand and the dollar lost ground against [...]

The euro gained in the Asian session »

Mon, Mar 8 2010, 06:16 GMT
Major currencies starting trading this week gaining against the dollar extending its correctional move started by the end of last week. The USDIX that tracks the dollar’s strength against a basket of major currencies fell in today’s Asian session to record a low of 80.13 and a [...]

A number of fundamentals from Asian economies drive the revival of equity markets »

Sat, Feb 13 2010, 10:36 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
Last week witnessed a number of major fundamentals from Asian economies pushing equity markets up after fluctuations witnessed in the beginning of the week. Easing inflation in China and declining unemployment in Australia were enough to increase investors’ appetite for risk, helping Asian [...]

Asian Session: China Raises Reserve Ratio & Scares Risk Takers »

Tue, Jan 26 2010, 09:07 GMT
USD rallied back in the Asian session, as news that China was againraising its reserve requirements on select banks and S&Ps loweringof Japans outlook spooked investors. Yesterday, Wall Street was able toclose on a postive note, but news from China and Japan clouded thesentiment.The Nikkei closed down [...]

Asian stocks slide but recover from lows »

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Monday after Wall Street’s worst three-day slide in 10 months, but moved off intra-day lows as a gain in U.S. futures signaled New York markets could recover some of last week’s losses.
European stocks, however, were seen likely to extend last week’s falls, hit by the White House’s [...]

Asian stocks slide but recover from lows (Reuters) »

's worst three-day slide in 10 months, but moved off intra-day lows as a gain in U.S. futures signaled
could recover some of last week's losses.
European stocks (.FTEU3), however, were seen likely to extend last week's falls, hit by the White House's plan to curb risk taking by
, weaker-than-expected corporate earnings and fears [...]

Asian stocks lower after China’s economy surges (AP) »

dropped Thursday after China’s economy surged last quarter, adding to worries about Beijing’s ability to prevent overheating without derailing the recovery.
Major markets were down by less than 1 percent, following sharp losses on
.
rose while the dollar gained against the yen and euro.
, declaring itself the first country to recover from the [...]