A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole
As far as investors are concerned, Japan's upper house election has been a sell on the rumour, buy (a little) on the fact.
Japanese markets are closed for the Marine Day public holiday so liquidity has been lacking, but so far the yen is up a shade on the dollar and euro while Nikkei futures traded in Chicago are much in line with Friday's cash close. Wall Street futures... (continue reading...)
By Jun Yuan Yong
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's central bank will place S$1.1 billion ($856.36 million) with three asset managers as part of a S$5 billion programme to boost the stock market, it said on Monday, with more co-investments to be announced late this year.
The move comes as part of an ongoing probe into the local stock market by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and a review group set up in August last year, with the aim of... (continue reading...)
By Summer Zhen
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Global hedge funds offloaded Japanese equities at the sharpest pace in almost two-and-a-half months last week, just ahead of the country's upper house election on Sunday, Goldman Sachs said in a note.
Sunday's election dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling coalition, just as investors who had been selling Japanese bonds and stocks in the run up to the election had expected.
... (continue reading...)BEIJING (Reuters) -China confirmed on Monday it will hold a top-level summit with the European Union in Beijing this week marking 50 years of diplomatic ties as both sides seek to navigate trade disputes amid broader global trade uncertainties.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa will visit China on Thursday and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.
... (continue reading...)(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs has appointed Samuel Green as managing director of its Sydney-based real estate investing team, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday.
Green, who previously worked in the firm's investment banking division earlier in his career, will lead the strategic direction and growth of its Australia equity and credit investing platform and strengthen engagement with an expanding client base in the region, the memo said
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