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Slowing rally fails to deter China metals bulls

Bloomberg China’s metals bulls are taking a pause rather than sounding the retreat. A gauge of six metals on the London Metal Exchange slumped to its lowest in four months amid a collapse in copper and aluminum prices. As industry participants gathered in Hong Kong for the LME’s annual Asia event this week, the hope for some is that a ...

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Rising rupee no barrier for India’s high-tech export machine

Bloomberg Indian exports are defying a firm rupee, riding a rise in global growth with a surge in shipments of the kind of high-tech goods every nation covets. Exports rose to a six year high in March and, for now, that upward trend is tipped to continue as the world economy chugs along and foreign direct investment boosts productivity and ...

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Asia FX laggards turn leaders of pack as ringgit rebounds

Bloomberg Better late than never. The Philippine peso and Malaysian ringgit have clambered aboard the Asian currency rally, advancing against the dollar and spurring flows into equity markets. Global funds have poured $581 million into Malaysian stocks and $198 million into the Philippines since the end of March as the countries’ currencies strengthened 2 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. That’s ...

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