Category: FinanceAsia
Asian markets cautious amid US-China tensions
The sell-off in Asian markets slowed on Tuesday, with most markets seeing little movement as ongoing US-China tensions simmer. A testy public interaction between Chinese [...]
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Asia stocks decline after China injects cash into economy
Asian stocks declined Monday after China injected extra money into its cooling economy. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index lost 3.0 percent to 2,738.04 and Hong [...]
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Asian market sell-off picks up pace, Shanghai tumbles
Asian markets fell on Monday, extending last week’s sell-off as another strong US jobs reading further fanned expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates [...]
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Asian markets sink on US yields, China row worries
Asian markets suffered further losses Thursday, hit by mounting fears about the path of US interest rate hikes and the increasingly fraught relations between China and the [...]
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European shares track Asia’s decline after Treasurys surge
European shares followed Asian markets lower Thursday after yields on US Treasury bonds surged to multi-year highs as US central bank officials expressed confidence in the [...]
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Asian markets slip on energy gains, Japan data
Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday on rising oil prices and lackluster Japanese data. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.7 percent to [...]
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Asian markets mixed, euro weak on brewing Italy risk
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday but the euro staged a mild recovery on hopes Italy and the European Union can ease a row that has fuelled fears of another crisis in the [...]
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Oil extends gains, eyes on $100 a barrel, but Asia markets down
Oil prices built on gains Tuesday after another blistering rally but most markets were in retreat as traders brushed off a positive lead from Wall Street and the [...]
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Asian markets fall on US-China trade worries
Asian shares fell on Tuesday as relief that the United States had brokered a trade deal with Canada gave way to concerns that negotiations with China were at a standstill. [...]
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Asia markets mixed as US and Canada agree on renewed NAFTA
* On Sunday, a senior US administration official said the United States and Canada had reached a deal to replace NAFTA. * The new deal, which according to the official has [...]
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Asian shares rebound on strong US economic data
Asian markets rebounded on Friday as strong US economic data supported the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang [...]
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Asian markets up with Wall St on growth optimism
Asian markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street where investors were buoyed by the Federal Reserve’s positive outlook for the US economy, and oil added to [...]
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US-China trade war dims Asia’s 2019 growth outlook ADB
Developing Asia could grow more slowly than previously thought next year as the US-China trade war inflicts damage on the region’s export-reliant economies, the Asian [...]
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Asian markets fluctuate after Fed hike, Trump China comments
Most Asian markets fell Thursday as investors considered the prospect of more US interest rate hikes and Donald Trump’s latest broadside in his trade war with China. [...]
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ADB lowers Vietnam 2018 growth outlook as US-China trade spat lingers
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday it had lowered its 2018 economic growth forecast for Vietnam to 6.9 percent from 7.1 percent projected previously, partly [...]
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