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Asia Roundup: Confidence dented by US jobs data
HONG KONG: Asia's markets were mixed yesterday as investor confidence took a blow from worse-than-expected jobs figures out of the US that suggest a global recovery may not be as close as hoped.
US$ will continue to be main currency: Zeti
PARIS: The dollar will remain the dominant currency for the foreseeable future but that is not stopping other regions like Asia from developing their financial markets, said Malaysia central bank governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
Foreign-trained medics badly treated, says report
The Medical Council has been hit with high-level criticism of the "unreasonable" way it treats some foreign-trained doctors.
Rising world markets help most Canadian equity mutual funds to solid gains in June
A generally positive performance in world equity markets and a weakening Canadian dollar were key factors in producing solid returns for most Canadian equity funds in June for a fourth consecutive month, Morningstar Canada says.
Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Tax collection target may be missed, final figures by weekend Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue is far behind thrice-revised tax collection target of Rs 1.179 trillion for the last fiscal year 2008-09 ended on June 30, 2009.
Stocks in Europe, Asia Decline as MSCI Index Has Worst Slump Since March
Stocks fell in Europe and Asia, extending the MSCI World Indexa s longest weekly losing streak since March, as reports on retail sales and the service industry added to concern the first global recession since World War II will persist.
Weak data temper recovery hopes
Financial markets ended the week on a sober note after economic data, including weak US jobs numbers, tempered hopes of a rapid economic recovery.
US job woes a reality check for exporters
The latest unemployment figures from the United States have surprised many people, and hit stock markets.
TSX up Friday, down for the week
The Toronto Stock Exchange saw a modest gain Friday, while finishing the business week lower for only the second time in the past seven Monday-to-Friday periods.
Marc Faber Gives Advice To Investors And Traders
Well-known investment adviser Marc Faber was in South Korea recently, where he took time out to speak to Lee Hyo-sik of the The Korea Times about his short- and long-term outlook for the global economy and markets, commodities, and currencies.
Just Back From: Kathmandu, Nepal
I went because: We have done extensive travel in Southeast Asia but we have never seen the Himalayas, including Mount Everest.
Unlocked cell phones coming to U.S.
Nokia and Sony Ericsson are targeting the U.S. with a new set of unlocked phones.
NewsWatch: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stepping down
Little more than halfway into her first term, the governor says she not only wouldna t be seeking re-election, but that she would be handing over the reins of office.
China steel mills, global ore miners in deadlock
THE stand-off between China's steel mills and the world's major iron ore miners continues after the June 30 deadline to agree on ore prices for the next 12 months.
HK rebounds after shaky start
HONG Kong shares, which spent most of the session in the red after a bleak United States jobs report, clawed back 0.1 percent by the end of trade yesterday as Chinese mainland insurers climbed, tracking strong gains on the mainland markets.
Another Sovereignty Transfer Charade in Baghdad
"This war [in Iraq] is the most important liberal, revolutionary U.S. democracy-building project since the Marshall Plan.
"The future of the global automobile industry to be shaped by mergers ...
In a study entitled "The automobile industry confronted with a decline in global demand," Euler Hermes SFAC reviews the outlook for the sector.
Fall in foreign tourism accelerates, UN agency reports
JULY 3, 2009 International tourism shrunk by 8 per cent in the first four months of the year as the global economic crisis continued to restrict the budgets of travellers, but the pace of the decline is expected to ease later this year, according to the latest figures released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization .
Research and Markets: Energy Market Landscape: Japan
Evolving competitive dynamics are rapidly and significantly changing the face of the gas and power markets in the Asia Pacific region.
Research and Markets: Polypropylene World Trade Review of 2008
Polypropylene World Trade Review of 2008 is a comprehensive study of global trade in 2008 in polypropylene homopolymer in primary forms.