Asia Markets

More Chinese people wanted to save in the first quarter, rather than spend or invest their money, according to a People’s Bank of China survey.

While China tries to shake off omicron, the country’s zero-Covid policy sets small businesses up for a third year of stop-and-start uncertainty.

The Biden administration is considering releasing 1 million barrels of oil per day from the strategic petroleum reserve for about six months, a source told NBC News.

Stocks ended a rough first quarter on a sour note.

A majority of Wall Street investors believe the biggest threat facing the markets is a policy error by the Federal Reserve, according to a new CNBC investor survey. 

More and more wealthy Chinese are worried about keeping their money on the mainland and see Singapore as a safe haven.

Major oil importers in Asia like China and India have been pressured by oil prices which have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

Hong Kong-listed shares of China Evergrande Group’s electric vehicle unit returned to trade on Wednesday.

Investor Bill Ackman said Tuesday that he will no longer take part in activist short selling.

Manufacturing growth in China is slowing, while retail businesses are struggling as Covid-related restrictions take their toll, according to China Beige Book.

The operator of Domino’s Pizza stores in China, DPC Dash, applied Monday to go public on the Hong Kong stock exchange, according to an online filing.

The yen was in focus for investors, after the Bank of Japan’s offer Monday to buy unlimited amounts of 10-year JGBs at 0.25%

There’s been a “significant uptick” in Russian oil deliveries bound for India since March after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, industry observers say.   

Profits at China’s industrial firms rose 5.0% for the January to February period as compared with a year earlier, according to data released Sunday.

March’s jobs report is coming up in the week ahead, but it’s more likely to be developments around Ukraine, oil prices and inflation that steer the market.

European markets closed slightly higher on Friday, as investors continued to monitor the war in Ukraine and assess the outlook for global monetary policy.

Apple is reportedly planning a hardware subscription service for iPhones that could launch as soon as the end of this year.

China-based electric-vehicle maker Nio reports fourth-quarter earnings and 2022 guidance after U.S. markets close Thursday.

Larry Fink, CEO and chairman of the world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock, said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ended globalization.

China’s markets bounced back strongly last week following the release of a Chinese state media report signaling support for Chinese stocks.