The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday continued to ramp up its focus on climate-related investment risks, naming it a 2021 examination priority alongside fintech and conflicts of interest for brokers and investment advisors.
U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to head a key market regulator promised on Tuesday a thorough review of issues raised by the GameStop Corp stock frenzy and suggested companies may have to disclose their potential risks from climate change.
Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop Corp and other "meme" stocks, according to an analysis by Massachusetts-based cyber security company PiiQ Media, suggesting organized economic or foreign actors may have played a role in the Reddit-driven.
Jan imports +1.3% y/y vs estimate of -0.5% Trade surplus 16.6 bln rgt vs estimated surplus 17 bln rgt reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=MYEXP%3DECI export poll data
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Malaysia’s exports rose 6.6% from a year earlier in January, buoyed by higher shipments of electrical and electronic goods as well as rubber products, government data showed on Friday.
The pace of growth was in line with the median forecast of 10 analysts surveyed by Reuters, but slower than the 10.8% rise posted in December.
Imports in January grew 1.3% year-on-year, marginally slower than the 1.6% rise in the previous month, data from the International Trade and Industry Ministry showed. Analysts had expected a 0.5% decline in imports.
LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - World stocks clawed back towards record highs on their third day of gains on Thursday as the dollar dropped to a three-year low, after top Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials attempted to talk down rising bond market yields.
There was a lot to keep tabs on. A renewed retail frenzy re-ignited the likes of GameStop, bets on $70 a barrel oil and a near decade-high in copper prices rallied commodity currencies - and despite all the central bank talk, bond yields were still rising.
MSCI’s world equities index, which spans 50 countries , was up 0.45% after gains in Asia and a decent morning in Europe where oil and gas stocks enjoyed a 2% jump, but things were starting to turn bumpy.