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Asian markets retreat as crunch G20 kicks off
Asian markets fell on Friday as investors keep a nervous watch on developments in the G20 summit, with trade top of the agenda and a key focus on the much-anticipated meeting [...]
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Asian markets rally as crucial Trump-Xi meeting approaches
Asian markets rose Thursday as investors brushed off Donald Trump’s latest dig at China and threat to impose more tariffs on the country’s goods if crunch talks [...]
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Asian stocks lower ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G-20 summit
Major Asian stock markets declined Tuesday as traders looked ahead to a meeting between the American and Chinese presidents amid hopes for renewed trade talks. Benchmarks in [...]
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Asian shares waver ahead of Trump-Xi meet at Osaka G-20
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-US trade dispute ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping [...]
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Asian shares retreat after S&P 500 hits fresh record close
Shares retreated in Asia on Friday after a broad rally for stocks drove the S&P 500 index to an all-time high as weak manufacturing data from Japan helped dampen investor [...]
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Trade tensions kick Asian business confidence to 10-year low: poll
Confidence among Asian companies in the June quarter fell to its lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis, as a US-China trade war disrupts global supply chains and shows [...]
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Asian shares gain, Shanghai up 2.6pct, on Fed rate cut talk
Asian shares were higher on Thursday, with the Shanghai benchmark up 2.6 percent, after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that it’s prepared to cut interest rates if [...]
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Trade disputes to dominate as Asean meets in Bangkok
Southeast Asian leaders will dissect the impact of the US-China tariff war this weekend at a Bangkok summit, with Beijing determined to drive forward a trade pact sweeping in [...]
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Asian shares up on trade optimism as Trump hints of Xi talks
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on optimism about trade after President Donald Trump said he will talk with the Chinese leader later this month in Japan. [...]
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These Asian economies may be most badly hit by slowing global trade
* Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are “highly exposed” to the Chinese economy, said Steve Cochrane, chief Asia Pacific economist at Moody’s Analytics. * In [...]
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Asian markets mostly edge higher ahead of Fed meeting
Stocks in Asia mostly advanced Tuesday ahead of interest rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks. The Kospi in South Korea gained 0.5 percent to [...]
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Asian shares mostly higher as investors look ahead to Fed
Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the US and China. Japan’s [...]
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Asian shares mixed over concerns about oil tankers, trade
Asian shares were mixed Friday as investors weighed a variety of factors, including suspected attacks on two oil tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and lingering [...]
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Asian shares rise as Trump plans to meet Chinese leader
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as investor jitters over trade eased after US President Donald Trump suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexican imports and said he [...]
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Asian stocks rise as Chinese trade data beats expectations
World shares rose Monday after US President Donald Trump suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico as the countries inked a deal on immigration. But worries remain over [...]
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