Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Markets News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore Star.com http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/cat/ce9cf98a4a863704/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 23:31:16 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:31:16 -0400 30 Most Asian markets outside Shanghai were down this week with the Nikkei shedding last week's gains and ending the week's trade at 14612.45, a 4.35% plunge in the five days to 24 May. Equities in the world's third biggest economy were pulled down during the week, tanking 7% on 23 May, by news that the US Federal Reserve could decrease its asset buys in the coming months and by ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214759576/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:26:40 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214759576/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 TOKYO | Sat May 25, 2013 4:24am EDT TOKYO May 25 (Reuters) - Kobe Steel Ltd is considering shutting a blast furnace in Kobe, western Japan, to cut production capacity by 20 percent, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday, as it tries to turn around its loss-making iron and steel business. Its iron and steel operations posted an ordinary loss of 50.2 billion yen ($496.1 million) ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214757911/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:24:26 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214757911/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Chinese stocks tumbled Monday as investors sold off holdings increasingly worried about a possible default of government debt by the United States which is to bring the global economy back to a serious slowdown. Also, railway shares plunged after the weekend deadly high-speed train wrecking accident in East China's Zhejiang Province which has killed at least 36 people and injured more than ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214755078/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:43 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214755078/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped slightly Friday as investors abstained from trading ahead of the three-day holiday weekend.The most active gold contract for June delivery dropped 5.2 dollars, or 0.37 percent, to settle at 1,386.6 dollars per ounce.Gold traded quietly Friday, as the US Commerce Department announced that orders for durable goods climbed ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214752750/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:03 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214752750/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday criticized the European Union (EU) for its recent trade measures against Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment and solar panels.The measures will "harm others without benefiting oneself," Li said in a speech delivered at a luncheon with business and financial leaders.China has been actively pushing forward multilateral trade systems ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214751706/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:37 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214751706/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 China will steadily push forward market-oriented reform in its interest rates and exchange rates mechanisms this year, a central bank report said on Friday.The central bank, or the People's Bank of China, has pledged to further optimize the credit structure to allow the financial sector to better serve the real economy, according to the report on China's financial stability.It calls for ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214751548/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:36 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214751548/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 GOOGLE is reportedly deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214746636/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:21:37 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214746636/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 * Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets, falling dollar * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may soon tighten * Largest physical gold fund sees fresh outflow (Recasts, updates prices, adds comment, adds to byline, dateline (prev LONDON) By Carole Vaporean NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Gold turned modestly lower on Friday as some players exited positions ahead of a long U.S. ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214747395/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:11:22 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/214747395/scat/ce9cf98a4a863704