Chinese industrial production and retail sales surprise to the upside in August
15th Sep 2020 08:02
(Sharecast News) - Key activity indicators in China all surprised to the upside in August, although one economist said the outlook was mixed.
Read moreStandard Chartered restructures in bid for affluent customers
10th Sep 2020 08:51
(Sharecast News) - Standard Chartered is reorganising its business to concentrate on affluent customers and link up its Asian network.
Read moreStanChart's global head of commodities set to leave
8th Sep 2020 10:27
(Sharecast News) - StanChart's global head of commodities will leave after four years at the lender in a possible move to restructure the unit and cut risk.
Read moreChina's exports beat expectations in August
7th Sep 2020 08:17
(Sharecast News) - China's exports beat expectations in August as the world's biggest manufacturing nation's overseas markets reopened from Covid-19.
Read moreFriday broker round-up
31st Jul 2020 14:11
(Sharecast News) - Greencore Group: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 200.0p.
Read moreOfficial China factory PMI edges past forecasts in June
31st Jul 2020 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Chinese manufacturing sector activity recorded a fifth consecutive month of recovery, the results of a key survey showed.
Read moreStandard Chartered lifts bad debt provisions to $1.6bn as profits slump
30th Jul 2020 07:00
(Sharecast News) - Standard Chartered increased bad loans provision to almost $1.6bn in the first half as it braced for the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across its economies.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
21st Jul 2020 12:58
(Sharecast News) - Premier Oil: Peel Hunt upgrades to buy with a target price of 50.0p.
Read moreUK expected to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty
20th Jul 2020 09:58
(Sharecast News) - UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab is set to announce the result of a review on Monday over a possible suspension of the extradition treaty with Hong Kong in protest over the new national security law imposed on the special administrative area by Beijing.
Read moreJefferies sees compelling risk/reward in StanChart, stays at 'buy'
20th Jul 2020 07:57
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for shares of Standard Chartered, telling clients that the consensus was likely underestimating the lender's performance in the financial markets segment during the second quarter.
Read moreTrump ends Hong Kong special status; China threatens retaliation
15th Jul 2020 07:02
(Sharecast News) - US President Donald Trump said he had signed an order ending preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China imposed a controversial security law in the territory.
Read moreChinese imports and exports jump past forecasts in June
14th Jul 2020 12:07
(Sharecast News) - Chinese foreign trade moved up a gear in June, belying a strong domestic economy and overseas.
Read moreFriday broker round-up
10th Jul 2020 13:26
(Sharecast News) - Ocado: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 2,225.0p.
Read moreHSBC hit as White House said to weigh future of Hong Kong-US peg
8th Jul 2020 10:38
(Sharecast News) - Shares in HSBC fell sharply on Wednesday following reports that the White House was considering undermining the decades-old peg between the Hong Kong and US dollar.
Read moreWhite House preparing executive orders on China, manufacturing
6th Jul 2020 18:51
(Sharecast News) - The White House is preparing a raft of executive orders on subjects ranging from the People's Republic of China, to manufacturing or immigration and the price of prescription drugs.
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