Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; Reserve Bank of New Zealand rate decision ahead

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Wed, 18 Aug 2021 MORNING SQUAWK APAC TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 35,343.28 282.12 -0.79%  S&P 500 4,448.08 31.63 -0.71%  NASDAQ 14,656.18 137.58 -0.93%  HSI 25,745.87 0.00 0.00%  STI 3,118.51 27.01 -0.86%  ASX 200 7,478.30 32.70 -0.44%  Quotes and charts as of Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:36 AM +08. Top News Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:10 AM +08 Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; Reserve Bank of New Zealand rate decision ahead The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is set to announce its interest rate decision at 10:00 a.m. HK/SIN on Wednesday. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:30 AM +08 Texas Gov. Abbott, who banned mask and vaccine mandates, tests positive for Covid Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who's fought local officials throughout the state on mask mandates, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced Tuesday. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 02:21 AM +08 Palantir bought $50 million in gold bars in August as cash pile grows Palantir remains unprofitable, but its balance sheet has grown thanks to stock sales and proceeds from stock options. Now it's in investment mode. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:51 AM +08 A national lab just achieved a 'Wright Brothers moment' in nuclear fusion The results make "a significant step toward ignition," the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced on Tuesday. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 01:58 AM +08 How much money a single person needs to earn to get by in every U.S. state MIT's Living Wage Calculator estimates how much a single person needs to earn in order to stay above the poverty line without outside assistance. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in SIN/HK. 09:30 Meg O'Neill CEO, Woodside Earnings, proposed BHP merger 10:00 David Lamont CFO, BHP BHP earnings 10:10 Paul Bloxham Chief Economist for Australia, New Zealand and Global Commodities, HSBC RBNZ, NZ 10:30 Yujiro Goto Head of FX Strategy, Japan, Nomura G10 FX + NZD 10:45 Andrew Cole CEO & MD, OZ Minerals OZ Minerals earnings 11:15 Gareth Wong CEO, Mitbana Infrastructure project in Jakarta 11:30 Henry Chin Head of Research, Asia-Pacific, CBRE China property markets 11:40 Chintan Thakkar CFO and Executive Director, Info Edge Info Edge earnings & Zomato IPO 12:40 Ben Cowling Professor, The University of Hong Kong Vaccine booster shots . Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us