A minor tantrum

Financial markets experienced a minor taper tantrum overnight, although my mother, having endured years of bringing up a highly-strung devil child, would even rate it as a minor flesh wound. Equity ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Bourse Tipped To Head South On Thursday

The Taiwan stock market on Wednesday wrote a finish to the three-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 500 points or 3 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 15,700-point ... ( read original story ...)

Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

Sweden-based Fractal Gaming Group AB, better known in PC DIY circles by the moniker Fractal Design, is planning to raise cash via a US Nasdaq IPO. Specifically, it intends to list shares in an IPO on ... ( read original story ...)

Asian markets sink on concerns over US stimulus

Seoul shed more than two percent after data showed the South Korean economy suffered its worst year since 1998, when the Asian financial crisis rocked the region. Singapore, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta ... ( read original story ...)

The Fed and Earnings on Tap

Apple, Facebook, Tesla, and Boeing are among the corporates reporting earnings today. Benchmark 10-year bonds are little changed, with the US Treasury yield around 1.04%. Italian bonds are firm ... ( read original story ...)