Swiss Market Ends On Firm Note

Asian Shares Drift Lower After US Credit Rating Downgrade

Asian stocks ended lower on Monday as Moody's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating reinforced Wall Street's growing worries over the U.S. sovereign bond market.

RTTNews | 23 minutes ago

China Industrial Output Growth Tops Expectations; Retail Sales Disappoint

China's industrial production increased more than expected in April despite trade tariff hikes and the unemployment rate dropped marginally but growth in retail sales fell short of expectations signalling weaker domestic demand, official data revealed on Monday. Industrial output logged an annual growth of 6.1 percent in April after rising 7.7 percent in March.

RTTNews | 1h 39min ago

Thai Downgrades GDP Growth Outlook

Thailand's economy is projected to expand less than the previous estimate this year as trade tariffs are likely to dampen exports in the second half of the year, the National Economic and Social Development Council said Monday. Southeast Asia's second largest economy is forecast to grow in the range of 1.3 percent to 2.3 percent this year. This was down from the previous outlook of 2.3 percent-

RTTNews | 3h 12min ago

European Shares Likely To Drift Lower On Concerns About US Debt

European stocks may open on a sluggish note Monday after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating by one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, citing rising levels of government debt and interest payments.

RTTNews | 3h 34min ago

Fijian Import & Export Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat Pie Products

Hayward, California-based Fijian Import & Export Co. Inc. is recalling around 127 pounds of ready-to-eat meat pie products from Australia that were not presented for import reinspection upon entry into the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS. The recall involves 5.6-oz. plastic packages...

RTTNews | 4h 4min ago

Sensex, Nifty Marginally Lower As IT Stocks Drag

Indian shares were flat to slightly lower on Monday, with IT stocks leading losses after a U.S. credit rating downgrade.

RTTNews | 4h 44min ago

Australian Market Halves Early Losses In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is halving its early losses in mid-market trading on Monday, snapping an eight-session winning streak, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling to near the 8,300.00 level, with weakness in iron ore miners, energy and financial stocks partially offset by gains in gold miners.

RTTNews | 5h 43min ago

Asian Markets Trade Mostly Lower

Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Monday, following the positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, as traders react to surprise downgrade of the US government's credit rating by one notch to Aa1 by Moody's Ratings, being the last of the three major credit rating agencies to downgrade it. They also react to China announcing anti-dumping duties on plastics from the U.S., EU, Japan and Taiwan.

RTTNews | 5h 59min ago

EURUSD	1.12657	GBPUSD	1.33768	AUDUSD	0.64374
USDJPY	144.842	USDCAD	1.39502	USDCHF	0.83339

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Swiss Market Ends On Firm Note