Asia stocks slip as virus concerns weigh on sentiment; investors await Australia's jobs data

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Thu, 16 Apr 2020 MORNING SQUAWK APAC TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA S&P 500 2,783.36 62.70 -2.20%  NASDAQ 8,393.18 122.56 -1.44%  HSI 24,145.34 0.00 0.00%  STI 2,605.56 29.01 -1.10%  ASX 200 5,367.10 99.60 -1.82%  Quotes and charts as of Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:53 AM +08. Top News Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:20 AM +08 Asia stocks slip as virus concerns weigh on sentiment; investors await Australia's jobs data Investors await the release of Australia's jobs data for March, set to be out at around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN, which could provide clues to the scale of the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak on the country's economy. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:42 AM +08 Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports record 447 new cases, global infections top 2 million Most of the new cases in Singapore were linked to infection clusters in dormitories that house foreign workers. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:36 AM +08 China has 'zero chance' of acquiring 'vulnerable' Europe tech firms as EU urges states to take stakes Europe has long been an attractive place for Chinese firms looking to invest and acquire, and the recent bout of weakness in stocks, particularly key tech firms, could increase interest. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:10 AM +08 Trump says US has 'passed the peak' of coronavirus outbreak "The battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases," President Donald Trump said. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 07:07 AM +08 Jim Cramer: 18 stock picks worth owning over the S&P 500 "Rule No. 1 for the new abnormal is that you stick with the winners and you leave the raggedy rest to the others," the "Mad Money" host said. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in SIN/HK. 09:30 Andrew Sullivan Director, Pearl Bridge Partners Limited China markets 09:40 Jeffrey Lam Executive Council, Member, Hong Kong Legislator Hong Kong's battle against Covid-19 10:00 Kingsley Jones Founder and CIO, Jevons Global Asia markets 10:30 Rodrigo Catril Senior Currency Strategist, National Australia Bank Foreign exchange 10:45 Derek Scissors Asia Economist, American Enterprise Institute China, coronavirus 11:00 Adam Dawes Senior Investment Adviser, Shaw and Partners Asia markets 11:30 Kenny Liew TMT Analyst, Fitch Solutions China, 5G 11:40 William Foreman President, AmCham Taipei AmCham Taipei Covid-19 survey 12:00 Steve Brice Chief Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank Asia markets 12:30 Ronit Ghose Global Head of Bank Research UAE, GCC markets, banks 12:40 Catriona Jackson CEO, Universities Australia Universities in need of a bail out 13:00 Valentin Marinov Managing Director, Head of G-10 FX Research, Credit Agricole Foreign exchange 13:40 Itamar Har-Even Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Ion Pacific Ride-sharing setbacks from Covid-19 . Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us