Showing posts with label HSBC Holdings Plc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HSBC Holdings Plc. Show all posts

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Vietnam's June Reserve Increase Will Be Last for Now, Policy Maker Says

(Bloomberg) -- Vietnam's recent increase in bank
reserves will be the last for now as the government assesses the
effect on inflation, said the policy maker in charge of banking.

Any perceived reluctance to quell the fastest inflation in
17 months is likely to deter overseas investors from buying
Vietnam's stocks and bonds. The threat of inflation ``calls for
action'' by the central bank to reduce the amount of money in the
banking system, HSBC Holdings Plc said in research last week.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

Monday, July 30, 2007

Asian Stocks Rebound From Rout in U.S. Trading; HSBC Climbs on Earnings

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks trading in the U.S.
rebounded from their biggest weekly drop in more than four months
after HSBC Holdings Plc and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia reported
higher earnings.

The Bank of New York Co.'s Asia ADR Index, tracking the
region's American depositary receipts, rose 1.9 percent, the most
since May 11, to 167.96. The measure last week declined 3.8
percent, the most since the period ended March 2.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News