12:34pm

Chinese broker Galaxy enjoys strong debut

First day rise bodes well for Sinopec Engineering

A pedestrian passes before a share prices board in Tokyo on May 20 2013. ©AFP Global Market Overview 9:31pm

Prospect of Fed tapering hurts equities

S&P 500 retreats as dollar and Treasury yields jump

Global Market Overview May 21, 2013

Shares advance ahead of Bernanke speech

S&P 500 reaches fresh record high

Global Market Overview May 20, 2013

Global stocks inch to fresh highs

Dollar retreats after recent rally

Global Market Overview May 17, 2013

S&P 500 hits fresh record high

Dollar reaches three-year peak

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raises a fist as he makes a speech ©AP From LEX May 16, 2013

Japan rally: second thoughts

World’s best-performing big market rally could do with losing a bit of steam

From EMERGING MARKETS May 16, 2013

China’s companies spurn dividends directive

Only 60% of listed groups meet Shanghai exchange rule

FT Alphaville May 15, 2013

FT Alphaville: The super soaraway Nikkei

From CAPITAL MARKETS May 15, 2013

China to launch offshore renminbi fund

Group seeks to raise up to Rmb15bn for southeast Asia investments

May 14, 2013

Japan investors ask how far rally can go

Falling yen helps Nikkei and Topix to 40% gain this year

From CAPITAL MARKETS May 12, 2013

Malaysia to unleash up to $2.6bn in IPOs

At least six companies are set to file for a listing

Global Market Overview May 10, 2013

Dollar surge overshadows S&P’s record

US currency consolidates above Y100

Global Market Overview May 9, 2013

Equities pause as focus shifts to FX

S&P 500 breaks run of record highs

The Short View May 9, 2013

In Japan, reality refuses to follow theory

Market following financial not economic logic

From LEX May 8, 2013

Toshiba: un-American activities

US investors seem especially wary of this diversified Japanese manufacturer

Global Market Overview May 6, 2013

Global stocks rise in thin trading

European shares fall on weak PMIs

May 2, 2013

Hedge funds find salvation in Abenomics

Soaring Nikkei and plummeting yen have led to big returns

Trading Post Apr 25, 2013

Kiwi dollar and NZ stocks power higher

Kiwi and NZ stocks power higher

The Short View Apr 23, 2013

A good day to doubt the wisdom of crowds

Apr 23, 2013

Abe fires up Japanese property stocks

Equity market points to real estate revival