SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister agreed on Wednesday with other economic policymakers to closely monitor risk factors that could heighten stock market volatility, the ministry ...
Oil prices jump as Iran attacks vessels in Hormuz Strait, US revokes license allowing Iran to sell oil
Oil prices jumped during Tuesday's trading session after attacks by Iran against ships moving in and around the Strait of Hormuz once again derailed confidence in safe passage through the critical ...
Global market: South Korea steps up market monitoring as chip-driven volatility rattles stocks
South Korean economic officials will closely monitor factors causing market volatility. Sharp swings in chip shares have unsettled investors and caused market fluctuations. Increased profit-taking and ...
Oil prices surge as US strikes Iran, reversing slide to pre-war levels
Brent crude rises above $76 a barrel for the first time in two weeks amid renewed violence in Strait of Hormuz.
US and Iran exchange strikes in latest threat to fragile ceasefire
Earlier the U.S. revoked a waiver allowing Tehran to sell oil, eliminating a key incentive for Tehran in interim peace deal.
Why the US-Iran peace deal remains the key market risk factor for the rest of the year
While Americans celebrate falling oil prices, the tenuous US-Iran peace agreement in the Persian Gulf remains the single largest risk for markets in the second half of the year, according to Oxford ...
Bangladesh has world’s second-highest NPL rate after war-hit Ukraine
Bangladesh now has the world's second-highest non-performing loan (NPL) ratio after war-ravaged Ukraine, with nearly one-third of all bank loans classified as defaulted. The country also has the ...
Pakistan to Launch First Ever Dollar Settled Rupee Bonds
Pakistan plans to return to international capital markets with fresh Eurobonds, Sukuk, and its first dollar settled, rupee linked bonds as the government ...
Reforms key to Vietnam’s double-digit growth ambitions
HANOI: While international business groups and investors believe Vietnam's goal of reaching double-digit economic growth is achievable, they say sweeping reforms in institutions, infrastructure, human ...
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