Op-Ed: Australia’s indecisive market is highly vulnerable to external shocks

Chart patterns are an essential part of market analysis because they provide a guide to how market participants are thinking. At heart, the financial market is a measure of the psychology of its participants. It captures the shift from hope to fear, and it identifies...

A gang of 14 middle-aged Chinese ‘enforcers’ are jailed for organized crime

A gang of 14 middle-aged women in northern China has been jailed for using strong-arm tactics to force people to move out of their homes to make way for property developments or to pay up their debts, according to a news website report. The gang members were jailed...

Asian shares cautious as investors digest the release of China July trade data

With the Tuesday session light on data, investors focused their attention on the release of China July trade data. July exports rose 7.2 percent in dollar terms while imports increased 11.0 percent in dollar terms, Reuters said. Analysts polled by Reuters expected a...