China's economic recovery likely accelerated in the fourth quarter, driven by stronger demand at home and abroad and policy stimulus which is expected to provide a solid boost into 2021.
* Manufacturers', service-sector mood seen little changed ahead
Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to take over the U.S. Treasury, is expected to affirm the United States' commitment to market-determined foreign exchange rates when she testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
A South Korean court will sentence Samsung Electronics Co Ltd heir Jay Y. Lee on a bribery charge on Monday, a ruling likely to have ramifications for his leadership of the tech giant as well as South Korea's views toward big business.
Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to take over the U.S. Treasury, is expected to affirm the United States' commitment to market-determined foreign exchange rates when she testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
A blistering rally in the shares of regional banks may be tested when a spate of lenders report results in the coming week. Regional banks in the S&P; 500 have surged 11% since the beginning of the year, beating out the gains in larger, more diversified banks by about a percentage point over the same period. Both regional and diversified banks are running well ahead of the benchmark S&P; 500, buoyed by a rise in Treasury yields to their highest levels since the pandemi
French drugmaker Valneva hopes its COVID-19 vaccine can start to be used in Britain between July and September, the company's chief executive was quoted as saying.
Britain should not engage in free trade with countries that abuse human rights, but proposals that the country's courts should decide whether genocide has been committed by trade partners is flawed, foreign minister Dominic Raab said.
British food-delivery company Deliveroo said on Sunday it had raised a further $180 million from existing investors, including minority shareholder Amazon , in a move that values the business at more than $7 billion.
For years, legal troubles have cast a cloud over Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee as he stood on the cusp of stepping out of his father's shadow and making a name for himself as the leader of the global tech giant.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .DJI | Dow Jones Industrial Average | 15 Jan 2021 | 30,814.26 | -177.26 | -0.57% |
| .IXIC | Nasdaq Composite Index | 15 Jan 2021 | 12,998.50 | -114.14 | -0.87% |
| .TRXFLDUSP | Thomson Reuters Equity US Index | 15 Jan 2021 | 341.82 | -2.74 | -0.80% |
| .TRXFLDCAP | Thomson Reuters Equity Canada Index | 15 Jan 2021 | 327.31 | -1.07 | -0.33% |
| .GSPTSE | S&P;/TSX Composite Index | 15 Jan 2021 | 17,909.03 | -49.06 | -0.27% |
| .XAX | AMEX Composite Index | 15 Jan 2021 | 2,509.52 | -47.45 | -1.86% |
| .MXX | MXSE IPC | 15 Jan 2021 | 45,892.28 | -178.63 | -0.39% |
| S&P; » | 3,768.25 | -0.72% |
| Dow » | 30,814.26 | -0.57% |
| FTSE 100 » | 6,735.71 | -0.97% |
| Nikkei 225 » | 28,519.18 | -- |
| US 10YR |
+1.087
|
+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.542
|
+0.000 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.039
|
+0.008 |
| USD / EUR » | 0.8283 | +0.10% |
| USD / GBP » | 0.7369 | +0.15% |
| USD / JPY » | 103.8800 | +0.07% |