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Asia currencies fall on capital control fears
Fresh concerns about the imposition of capital controls by Asian countries have triggered falls in a number of currencies against the dollar, with senior officials in India, Indonesia and Thailand speaking publicly about the possibility
Thailand charges two over rumours about king’s health
Thai authorities have charged two people with allegedly spreading rumours about the health of the king that sent the stock market tumbling
Asia steps in to slow dollar’s fall
Asian central banks intervened heavily in the currency markets to stem the appreciation of their currencies against the US dollar amid fears that their exports could be losing ground against China
Composite climbs to one-month high
Shanghai bucked the broadly weaker trend in Asian stock markets yesterday, helped by the return of funds previously frozen for the initial public offering of Metallurgical Corp of China.
ASX centre of Iress bid speculation
Australian Securities Exchange has refused to comment on speculation in was considering a bid for market data group Iress Market Technologies




