Category: FinanceAsia
Asian markets mostly up as focus moves to China-US pact
Asian markets mostly rose Monday as investor attention turned from the Middle East to the global economic outlook and this week’s planned signing of the China-US trade [...]
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Asian markets mostly higher as Iran fears recede, eyes on US jobs
Asian markets rose Friday but investors were struggling to maintain a rally triggered by easing US-Iran tensions the previous day as focus turned back to the global economic [...]
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Asian shares rise after US stocks set records as fears fade
Asian shares rose Friday as worries receded the United States and Iran might be stepping closer to the edge of war, and US indexes hit records. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei [...]
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Asian equities jump, safe havens slip as US-Iran tensions ease
Asian equities rallied and safe-haven assets such as gold and the yen retreated Thursday as investors breathed a sigh of relief that tensions between the US and Iran were [...]
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Sun shining after economy’s difficult year: World Bank economist
The sun has come out for the global economy, as trade tensions appear to be receding. But whether that leads to a resurgence in investment that can boost growth remains to be [...]
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Global economy faces tenuous recovery beset by risks: World Bank
Recovery in a handful of countries will boost global growth slightly this year but the outlook is riddled with potential pitfalls that could derail this tepid upswing, the [...]
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US stocks jump, oil reverses course as markets exhale
Markets unclenched on Wednesday, and US stocks neared records on hopes that the United States and Iran are backing away from the edge of war. The rally capped a whirlwind day [...]
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Asian stocks tumble after Iran missile attack on US troops
Oil prices rose and Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at US bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian general. Brent crude [...]
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Asian markets pull back losses after turmoil over Iran attack
Asian markets pared their morning losses and oil prices came down slightly from their earlier gains Wednesday after Iran said it had “concluded” for now its [...]
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Asia stocks track US gains as Iran fears ease but traders on alert
Equities rebounded while safe havens such as oil and gold retreated Tuesday as fears of a Middle East conflict abated for now, though investors remained on alert for any [...]
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Asian markets slide on alarm over Mideast tensions
Shares skidded in Asia on Monday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index shedding 1.9 percent on concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East following the killing by a [...]
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Deal bankers see slowest M&A activity in Asia-Pacific outside Japan since 2014: Dealogic
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan occurred at its slowest pace in five years in 2019 as concerns about a slowing global economic [...]
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Asian markets lifted by China support and trade optimism
Asian markets started the new decade on the front foot, with most rallying out of the blocks Thursday on lingering trade optimism, while China’s central bank announced [...]
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Asian markets mostly higher on optimism about US-China deal
Asian shares were mostly higher on optimism about a US-China trade deal as regional markets opened the new year’s first day of trading Thursday. Australia’s [...]
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Asia stocks down in thin end of the year trading
Asia stocks were down Tuesday in thin end-of-year trading, following a subdued lead from the US as investors took profits. Wall Street on Monday had its worst day in nearly a [...]
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