Category: FinanceAsia
Asian stocks slip as investors await Fed’s likely rate hike
Asian stocks fell Wednesday as the Fed met to decide on whether to hike interest rates in view of improvements in the US economy. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark [...]
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Asia markets down ahead of Fed but oil prices recover
Stock markets retreated in Asian trade Wednesday following losses on Wall Street and in Europe as nervous investors await the end of the Federal Reserve’s policy [...]
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Asian stocks drift as investors await Fed meeting
Asian stock markets drifted in slow trading on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s meeting and a batch of economic and political events [...]
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Asian shares edge up but caution prevails ahead of Fed
Asian shares rose on Monday, taking their cue from gains on Wall Street after strong US job data, though the mood was cautious as oil prices plunged to 3 1/2-month lows on [...]
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Asean, EU agree to lay groundwork to resume free trade talks
Southeast Asian economies and the European Union agreed Friday to work toward resuming stalled free trade agreement talks and counter a trend toward protectionism. In a joint [...]
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MOVES-Citi names new head for Asean corporate, investment banking
Citigroup Inc has named David Biller as its new corporate and investment banking head for the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) as part of its [...]
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Asian Stocks Mixed Again, China Posts Shock Trade Gap
Wednesday provided yet another mixed session for Asian stocks, with the Nikkei slipping yet again, following a second day of Wall Street retreat. The Nikkei shed 0.5 percent, [...]
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Asia markets down as energy firms hit by oil rout, dollar rises
A plunge in oil prices has raised concerns about a global supply glut, hammering energy firms Oil prices took a battering on Thursday, with US prices falling below $50 for [...]
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Asia’s Top Performing Currency May Hit Rough Waters
The South Korean won, Asia’s best performing currency this year, is shrugging off a buildup in tension on the peninsula. The calm may not last. Heightened geopolitical [...]
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Asian Banking Has a Problem With Women
France and South Korea are both members of the rich nations’ club that goes by the clunky name Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. Measured [...]
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Asia markets under pressure, China posts monthly trade deficit in yuan terms
Asian equities were mostly in the red on Wednesday amid mounting geopolitical risks in the region and rising expectations that the Federal Reserve would tighten monetary [...]
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Asian stocks flat, euro slides on French election concerns
Asian stocks were listless early on Tuesday after Wall Street slipped on concerns about US President Donald Trump’s ability to focus on economic policies, while the [...]
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Asian shares cautious as geopolitical risks heighten
Asian shares were mostly higher, dismissing earlier concerns about increased geopolitical risks in Asia after North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles. North Korea fired [...]
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Asia equities tumble in global retreat but dollar rules
Asian equity markets fell on Friday after a broad global rally, but the dollar strengthened against most other currencies as traders become increasingly confident the Federal [...]
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Asian factories pick up steam in shadow of Trump protectionist threat
Asian factories extended a global manufacturing revival as activity picked up steam in February, though the outlook for many of the region’s export-reliant economies [...]
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