KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of rubber gloves companies have outperformed Bursa Malaysia's FBM KLCI but it is still not the time to take profits, Affin Hwang Capital said.
Rubber-based agroforestry systems have been developed in Southeast Asia for ecological and economic benefits. However, the water consumption characteristics of different agroforestry practices are still unclear in this region.
BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - China’s services activity expanded at a faster pace in April, but business is expected to take some time to fully recover due to the lingering impact from the coronavirus crisis at home and globally.
A private survey shows China’s manufacturing activity contracted in April — after expanding in March
Results of a private survey released on Thursday showed China’s manufacturing activities in April contracted even as factories gradually came back online as the coronavirus outbreak eased.
BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - Factory activity in China expanded for a second straight month in April as more businesses resumed work from the coronavirus-led shutdowns, but a worsening slump in export orders pointed to a long road to recovery for the embattled economy.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left the door open to more monetary easing and dampened expectations for a quick economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.