China's Securities Regulatory Commission says it will bolster its supervision of company listings, delistings and computer-driven programme trading
The region’s investors were pulled in different directions on another mixed day for Asia’s markets as the odds lengthened on a long-awaited U-turn on US rates
Both trade figures came in below market forecasts by big margins, with shipments from China down 7.5% year-on-year, and imports declining by 1.9%.
Fitch’s revision of its China growth forecast sparked a minor domestic slide but was mostly absorbed without much fuss elsewhere in Asia
The Nikkei index in Tokyo saw a second straight weekly loss, down 3.4% over the past five sessions, as it pulled back from an all-time high of 41,087.75
Increasing doubts over a Fed U-turn on rates and a powerful earthquake that could impact on chip supply chains weighed on sentiment
Japan’s currency slumped to a 34-year low on Wednesday while China’s yuan was also feeling the strain
Investors were distracted by China’s continuing economic struggles and looming US inflation figures
Apple is battling depressed smartphone sales in China and rising competition from resurgent domestic rivals like Huawei
Investors are pouring their cash into safe financial products amid a continuing crisis in the country’s real estate sector
The Bank of Japan shifted away from years of ultra-easy monetary policy lifting the Nikkei past the 40,000 mark but China’s property problems weighed elsewhere
Beijing will vet IPOs more closely, 'severely punish' securities fraud, and also increase supervision of listed companies to ensure they give better dividends and don't 'worship money'