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Asian stocks edged up as financials gained on hopes that credit fears have eased, although the yen drifted higher with investors cautious until more details emerge on the US Treasury's bank stress tests

Russia's central bank cut its key lending rates by 50 basis points on Thursday, under pressure, analysts say, from Vladimir Putin, prime minister

Kirin's bid for Australia's second-largest brewer, Lion Nathan, helped to lift the mood on Asia-Pacific stock markets which rose for the first time this week

Recent developments have hinted at a new determination to internationalise the renminbi, but enthusiasts for a new world order should take a step back

The country's stock exchanges have had a rollercoaster ride in the past four months but investor interest seems to be returning

The IMF's view of emerging markets is a big departure from market optimism, says John Authers

Jim O'Neill, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says the current crisis is good for China's prospects

Asian stocks edged up on Wednesday supported by the top US Treasury official saying most banks have adequate capital, but caution was likely to reign until official results of "stress tests" were released on May 4

Asian stocks fell and government bonds following an increase in bad loans at Bank of America renewed fears of deteriorating credit, halting a rebound in risk taking

The outlook for share, currency and bond markets in emerging Asia is 'less bleak' than for those in other regions, the Asian Development Bank has said

Corporate bond markets in emerging economies have burst into life this month following tentative signs of recovery and growing confidence among investors

Shanghai shares reached their highest since the Olympics, leading the region higher as optimistic comments by Wen Jiabao, China's premier, helped momentum in the market

The recent return of investors to emerging equities points to the long term, but risk aversion has yet to disappear completely

Asian stocks rose after results from JPMorgan and Google kept shares on track for a sixth week of gains, while the euro fell to a one-month low on uncertainty over what non-standard policy action the European Central Bank will enact

Government-owned fund that invests in private equity in poor countries announces the decline amid a 33% drop in the value of its investment portfolio in 59 emerging market funds

Wigs may be increasingly out of favour among style-conscious Japanese consumers but two funds are set to fight it out over one of Japan's largest wig-makers, Aderans

Most Asia-Pacific equity markets edged higher with investors digesting both positive news from the US and a slowdown in Chinese economic growth, but Indian shares fell as the country went to the voting polls

Confidence and an appetite for risk began to return to the developing world amid signs that the global economy was stabilising, but it may be due a correction

Indian stocks bucked the broadly weaker trend in Asia as the BSE Sensex index extended its winning streak to an eighth session and closed above 11,000 for the first time since October

Hong Kong led gains in Asia-Pacific stocks as HSBC rallied on the back of plans to sell three of its buildings to raise funds and investors found new optimism for the financial sector after Goldman Sach's better-than-expected earnings