China continues its stimulus plan by cutting lending rates more than expected. Gold hits record highs. European stocks are set to open little changed
Winds of war in the Middle East push up oil prices and US defense stocks. Hong Kong shines, supported by tech. In Europe to watch today Brembo, Pirelli and Unicredit
Asian stock markets shine with Tokyo leading the rally thanks to positive economic data, while the yen slips. In Europe, optimism is growing thanks to encouraging signs from the United States and lower inflation. Wall Street is approaching...
After Black Monday, the stock markets are moving at two speeds: Tokyo and the USA are clearly recovering, while Europe is fluctuating. MPS booms on Piazza Affari after the presentation of the accounts. Btp-Bund spread at 152 bps
After Monday's collapse, stock markets are rebounding, with the Nikkei recovering strongly. The fall of the yen and positive signals from economic data have reduced fears of recession. The dollar and oil are also recovering
Interview with Alessandro Fugnoli, Kairos strategist. "No one knows when the market excesses will be reabsorbed. I don't think Powell intends to act with particular energy, also because the decline in rates has already begun"
US futures and the dollar show no signs of slowing down. Waiting for the new American quarterlies today. The Chinese economy grew less than expected. Tokyo is closed
The Nasdaq and Tokyo are the best in the world, surpassing never-seen thresholds supported by technology. Key US data on inflation today, expected to slow down, which could lead the Fed to cut rates expected in September
Wall Street grinds out new increases and above all looks to the technological ones. In Europe, France remains under special surveillance, awaiting the elections at the end of the month. Citi analysts prefer to focus on the USA
Still uncertainty linked to the result of the European elections and the wait for the French ones: the candidate lists closed yesterday. The Oat/Bund spread widens to the highest since 2017 at 76 bps: at the 100 bps level the ECB could intervene.…
On Wall Street, the Techs are still driving the market and bringing the Nasdaq to new highs. Tokyo breathes a sigh of relief after the Boj's stalemate which postpones the policy measures until July…
Weak data on the US labor market give rise to hope for the Fed's next rate cuts. In Milan another flurry of quarterly reports will mark the session
After the quarterly reports of Unicredit and Mps, those of Leonardo, Banco Bpm, Ferrari, FinecoBank, Inwit and Campari are on the agenda today
Wall Street closed with little movement last night, but in the afterhours all hell broke loose on Meta. Tokyo falls under the weight of a yen at a 34-year low. Eurostat and ECB to follow this morning. Watch out for the banks, Webuild,…
Gold, oil and copper post new increases, confirming the market recovery despite logistical problems after the Taiwan earthquake - Jerome Powell is cautious about the Fed's next moves: "We're not done yet"
All the initiatives of the Prada Foundation for 2024 for the three permanent headquarters in Milan and Venice and in the outdoor spaces of Shanghai and Tokyo
An extraordinary exhibition of modern art in Tokyo for next spring 2024. 150 comparative paintings from three museums on display: Paris, Tokyo and Osaka
Open modestly higher on European stock exchanges, Nasdaq and Dow Jones finished strongly higher on Wall Street. Asia-Pacific and Emerging Stock Exchanges at highs. Oil and gas prices are recovering
Bank of Japan Select Committee meets. And the markets are sniffing the air of a change of direction on rates. Warren Buffet's lunge is not isolated: here's what can happen
One thousand one hundred square meters inside the Ginza Six complex, a temple of luxury consumption with a cafeteria, a pastry shop, an aperitif square, a gourmet grilled restaurant and a restaurant-pizzeria
Triumphal balance for the blue expedition: 10 golds and historical record of 40 medals. Medals won by the USA, but the most generous country with athletes is ours
5 years after the injury that denied him Rio, the Marchesian wins the final of the high jump ex aequo with the Qatari Barshim - A few minutes later, the runner of a Texan father triumphs in the 100 meters, a specialty in which…
The first Games in history without an audience kick off, due to Covid. The Azzurri dream with a numerically unprecedented expedition. Here is the complete calendar with Italian timetables
On Friday the Japanese Games start amidst a thousand difficulties: they close on 8 August. The 32nd edition will be the most pink ever and also the one with the most qualified Italian athletes (385)
After the confirmation of the state of emergency by the Government, the governing council has decided that the Tokyo Olympics will take place without an audience. But so they are at risk of default
The new year will be full of major sporting events, pandemic permitting - In the summer the European Football Championships and the Olympic Games in Japan will dominate the scene
The Summer Games are officially postponed for a year, but will still be called Tokyo 2020 - The Champions League and Europa League finals, initially scheduled for May, have also been postponed.
With the Nikkei skyrocketing, the week opens with anticipation for central bank decisions as the Catalan situation keeps the euro under pressure. In China brick and mortar slows down and price lists come into tension. In addition to the macro appointments,…
A singular case enlivened Monday's stock market session in Japan: the birth of a giant panda cub in captivity, an event that had not occurred for five years at Tokyo's Ueno zoo, sparked investor euphoria.…
The Nikkei index closed at +2,31%, at 19.895,70 points. The broader Topix gained 2,29% to 1.585,86 points.
Tokyo closed the session down as did Shanghai and Shenzhen. Weak Kuala Lumpur
Despite the difficult geopolitical situation, the lists receive the good results of the overseas groups - Tokyo on the rise but oil is holding back the other Asian markets - Eyes on the German Zew index and on the IMF and OECD reports for…
Second consecutive day of rebound for the European stock exchanges - Piazza Affari gains more than 3% in the mid-morning and regains its 17.000 point quota - Draghi anticipates the guidelines of the new Qe - Telecom Italia's board of directors examines the…
After 4 negative sessions, the Tokyo Stock Exchange index regained momentum. Both Brent and Wti are recovering
The sharp drop in the market due to forced sales of sovereign wealth funds, to cover the loss in value of oil reserves. Sony -8% and Japan Post holding -5,2%
Positive day on the Asian markets after the agreement on the free trade of goods between the United States and 11 Asian Pacific countries, among which there is also Japan - Tokyo and Jakarta shine, slight decrease for Hong Kong - Closed…
Positive closing for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (1,43%), bad Chinese markets (Shanghai -2,1% and Shenzhen -1,52%) - Opening slightly down for Piazza Affari (-0,2%): in positive Mediaset and FCA, sales of MPS shares (-1,49%).
Very heavy drop for the Shenzhen Stock Exchange which closed today's session with a drop of 6,5% - Shanghai (-2,67%) and Tokyo (-1,63%) also bad. Cautious European stock exchanges, weak Milan
The news from China boosted the Nikkei index, which recorded +7,71%, with a rebound of over a thousand points, the highest since November 10, 2008 - European stock markets clearly positive at the start.
A sharp decline in Chinese exports and a negative Japanese GDP in the second quarter knocked out the Tokyo Stock Exchange which closed with a significant drop of 2,4%, eliminating 2015 gains - All the other main markets were positive…
The fourth consecutive decline (-1,1%) brings the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange below the threshold of 20 thousand points for the first time since May - The Topix is also down - The appreciation of the yen weighs on the indices above all.
Difficult day on the Asian markets, especially at the end of the session, due to the weak yen and fears about Greece - The Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges are also negative
The strength of the dollar pushes both the yen (which passes 120) and the euro (to 1,222) downwards - Gold is also affected by the good health of the greenback, and falls to 1179 $/ounce.
Plan by the Sienese bank to strengthen its assets in response to the ECB's findings and stop the mysterious offer of Nit Holding - Watch out for the ECB directorate - Wall Street continues to rise - Generali's accounts today -…
The fall of the yen against the dollar excites Japanese exporters and pushes the Nikkei, which returns to pre-crisis levels - Good for the MSCI Asia Pacific.
The list was affected by the loss of strength of the dollar against the yen which accelerated sales
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index was down 1,1% as of 10:01am in Tokyo, losing value for the fourth time in five days.
By April next year, the so-called Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels (INAF) will produce a roadmap that will indicate topics and measures for the reduction of harmful emissions from air traffic.
Yesterday the Nikkei index had slipped by 2,61%, falling below the threshold of 16 thousand points, on fears for the disappointing macro indicators of Europe and the USA, the demonstrations in Hong Kong and for an extension of the Ebola epidemic.
The sharp increase in the Nikkei, which grows by 1,2%, is offset by the weakening of the other Asian stock exchanges - The sharp depreciation of the yen against the dollar explains the optimism of the Japanese stock exchange.
Stock markets were supported by the strong dollar, with the yen at its lowest since October 2008 against the greenback - The market was also driven by the leap in Softbank shares (+4,5%) in view of the debut on Wall…
The MSCI Asia Pacific regional index remains static at the beginning of the week, while Tokyo registers a modest increase - Chinese trade surplus soars: almost 50 billion dollars in August.
Closing down for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, held back by profit-taking after about ten positive sessions and by the retreat of the dollar against the yen.
Both MSCI Asia Pacific Regional Index and Tokyo Stocks Continue to Post Gains as Yen Weakens - Small Changes for Gold, Crude Oil Falls Again.
Despite the negative close in New York all major Asian exchanges are gaining, and the MSCI Asia Pacific regional index – this time including Japan, which reopened today – is climbing.
The Nikkei closes down just over 1% - Net fall on Wall Street last night: Dow Jones -0,94%, S&P -1,14%, Nasdaq -1,41% - Fear of the tragedy of the Malaysian Airlines plane and for the ground invasion at…
The MSCI Asia Pacific stock index hit a six-year high on June 19, but has retreated in recent sessions despite good news about the Chinese economy. The proximate cause of weakness lies in worries about escalation…
Closing on stable levels for the Tokyo Stock Exchange. At the end of an interim session on the macroeconomic data front, the market preferred not to take positions pending the speech by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the next policy moves…
The index of leading securities thus closed at +0,83% at 15,097 points. The broader Topix index closed up 0,50% to 1.243,97 points.
Thanks to the appreciation of the yen against the US dollar, profit-taking prevailed in Tokyo, in a session characterized, among other things, by thin volumes - The Nikkei index of leading securities closed at 14.994,80 points, down 129,20…
The catalyst for Wall Street's records and progress in Asia was the announcement of the ECB's measures, which conveyed the central bank's strong determination to fight deflation and smooth the complicated roads leading…
The MSCI Asia Pacific regional index is climbing another 0,5%, and Tokyo posts +0,9% in the early afternoon, with the yen weakening to 102,4 against the dollar.
At the end of trading, the Nikkei index of leading stocks rose 0,25% to 14,199.59 points, while the broader Topix gained 0,47% to 1.165,51 points.
Japanese indices rose for second straight day, trimming weekly losses on a day as investors weigh earnings reports from Japan's largest companies and Canon announced a share buyback
The Nikkei closed down 2,93%, at 14.033,45 points - The Topix index stopped at 1.152,01 points, recording a drop of 2,58% - The negative closure also weighed on Japanese stocks of Wall Street, where…
At the close, the Nikkei index of leading stocks gained 0,17% to 14.429,26 points, after having been in negative territory throughout the day due to the tensions in Ukraine.
The Nikkei index of leading stocks ends at 14.388,77 points, pending the reopening of European markets after a four-day break linked to the Easter holiday.
Regional index at its highest level in the last five months - Consumer products companies stand out - Japanese stocks, on the other hand, declined because they were weighed down by strong growth in the yen.
The increase in the monetary base will continue to travel at the rate of 60-70 trillion yen a year - The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down by 1,36%, at 14.606,88 points - They weighed on the market also the losses on…
The Topix index, which includes companies with more than 1.700 employees, closed up 0,41% - The dollar was worth around 102,20 yen at the close while the euro was trading at 14i yen.
The capital's police have arrested a 52-year-old engineer from Fukuoka on charges of passing confidential information on a new technology developed by Toshiba to South Korea's SK Hynix Inc.
Tens of thousands of people living on Japan's northeast coast are preparing to spend their third winter in temporary homes.
The Asian city-state dominates the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world drawn up by the Economist Intelligence Unit - Paris and Oslo complete the podium - The least expensive city in the world is Mumbai, India.
Here is the ranking prepared for Firstonline by Morningstar, which compiled the ten best and ten worst equity funds of the year that has just ended - Those who bet on raw materials and gold are at the bottom of the rankings, but there are performances…
The session in Tokyo was very active with 3 billion shares traded on the primary market: the Nikkei index gained almost 2%.
It was since 1972 that the Japanese stock exchange hadn't recorded a gain as substantial as the one with which it is preparing to close 2013: around 50% depending on the index chosen.
Tokyo stocks closed the session 1,74% higher, its highest level in six years, after the Fed's decision to slightly reduce the extent of its support for the economy - Bribery scandal: resigns The…
After the break for the national Culture holiday, the Nikkei Index finished trading with a gain of 23,80 points to 14.225,37, equivalent to an increase of 0,17%.
The Topix index closed almost unchanged, at -0,06% - According to operators, the decline is mainly linked to profit-taking after a week entirely dedicated to the uptrend.
The stock market celebrates, Japan's GDP soars, but the Olympics won by Tokyo at the expense of Istanbul and Madrid are already starting in the red: the submission of the candidacy dossier to the IOC alone cost over 62 million euros,…
This is the third consecutive quarter of growth (+4,1% year on year in the first quarter), largely fueled by the ultra-expansionary policies implemented by the Bank of Japan - In particular, the upward revision is linked to a marked …
For the fourth consecutive day, the MSCI Asia Pacific regional index rose, and at mid-day gains 1,4%, to its highest level for a month now - The feeling is that, after fears related to the Chinese slowdown and…
Japan, the Nikkei index ends the day down by 0,18 percent - The Topix down by 0,14 percent - The Japanese government's plan to raise the value added tax has an impact - The other Stock Exchanges do well…
The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended the week with a downward closing: the Nikkei 225 index in fact recorded a drop of 0,75% at the end of the session, losing 102,83 points to 13.650,11.
The appreciation of the yen and the belief that the Fed is now in the process of reducing purchases on the market weigh heavily: after yesterday's negative closure on Wall Street, Tokyo too ends up falling today - The shift continues…
The Nikkei index gained 2,75%, mainly due to a depreciation of the yen against the dollar and the euro.
The optimism of large companies and the weakness of the yen push the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which continues its positive momentum: the Nikkei index closes gaining 1,28% at 13.852 points.
In the wake of the negative performance of Asia, European lists also open downwards: Piazza Affari opens down by 1,5%, with the spread rising dangerously towards 300 basis points at the beginning of the morning, around 290 points.
The Nikkei responded to the third phase of Abenomics (after the ultra-expansionary monetary policy launched on April 4 and the fiscal stimulus approved in February) with a loss of 3,83% - Here are the main points of Prime Minister Abe's programme.
The Treasury has placed all 3 billion euros of 10-year BTPs put up for auction, recording an increase in yield above 4% - Also placed five-year BTPs in June 2018 for 2,75 billion euros, with…
The Treasury offers government bonds worth 18 billion - Almost zero yield for 12-month German Bunds - The Tokyo Stock Exchange rises despite China's growth slowing down - Milan gets off to a good start this morning: smoke…
After Black Thursday the European stock exchanges will try to get up again as Wall Street has already done but the Economist strikes a blow at the leaders of the European Union and defines them as "sleepwalkers" - The Bank of Japan instead reveals a strategy vacuum and the…
The Tokyo syndrome (-7% closure of the Nikkei) overwhelms Europe: Milan in deep red at the end of the morning, with bank stocks plummeting and the 40 blue chips of the Ftse-Mib down - Spread Btp-Bund up , with yield…
With an increase of almost 1%, the regional index is closing the third consecutive day of growth: when there are no close opportunities for ups and downs, attention returns to the basic factors, and these continue to be positive, supporting the trend towards …
The most comprehensive index of the Japanese stock market – the Topix – dropped significantly: -1,8% in the early Japanese afternoon.
The Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies takes part in "Nano Tech 2013", supporting Veneto Nanotech and other Italian excellences in the sector, in collaboration with AIRI/NanotecIT.
The good news on the US economy (the fall in new unemployment benefits to a five-year low) supported the Asian markets, which closed roughly at yesterday's levels.
The Nikkei index gained 0,72%, reaching 10.879,08 points, the highest since April 2010 - The markets benefited from the weakening of the yen, awaiting the new monetary easing measures which according to operators should be decided the…
Today the Treasury expects to close the calendar year on a high note, in which bonds worth 470 billion were placed (430 billion is the expected offer for 2013, of which 55 in January) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange closes 2012 by…
Positive day for almost all eastern markets, except for the Japanese Nikkei share average which multiplied the losses - Operators are also concerned by the growing anti-Japanese sentiment in China which could seriously damage the revenues of…