Category: FinanceAsia
Asian investors bide their time as they weigh trade prospects
Asian investors moved cautiously on Wednesday as optimism over the China-US trade talks was offset by profit-taking after a recent rally. Another record close on Wall Street [...]
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Asia stocks mixed on possible US-China trade snag
Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a US-Chinese trade truce following reports Beijing wants Washington to lift [...]
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Asian markets advance following record Dow close
Asian shares have advanced after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other benchmarks closed at record highs. Upbeat comments by US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about [...]
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Asian markets mixed as traders await news on China-US talks
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as investors took a step back after recent rallies, awaiting the next developments in the China-US trade talks. Wall Street provided a [...]
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Asian markets follow Wall Street rise on US jobs data
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Monday after unexpectedly strong US jobs data helped to soothe worries American factory activity was weaker than forecast. [...]
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Asian markets rally on strong US jobs data, trade optimism
A man went on a knife rampage in Hong Kong leaving at least five people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off, capping another [...]
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Asian markets mostly but trade concerns cast shadow
Most Asian markets rose on Friday as traders overcame early jitters about the China-US trade talks that were fuelled by a report saying Beijing officials had raised doubts [...]
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Asian shares mixed on new US-China trade jitters
Asian shares were mixed on Friday after investors were spooked by a report that cast doubt on the prospects of a long-term U.S-China trade deal. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng [...]
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Asia markets mixed as Fed cuts rates, suggests no more are likely
Most Asian markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again and data showed the US economy remained “resilient”, though gains were [...]
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Asian markets follow Wall Street higher after Fed rate cut
Most Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut a key US interest rate. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Shanghai retreated [...]
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Asian markets mostly down as focus turns to Fed meeting
Asian markets slipped Wednesday as traders play a wait-and-see game ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision, with expectations of another interest rate [...]
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Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 hits all-time high
Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. The rally Monday came at the beginning of a busy week of [...]
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Most Asian markets extend gains on trade, rates, earnings hope
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, taking up the baton after a record close on Wall Street, with investors filled with a renewed sense of hope over China-US talks, while the [...]
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Asian markets boosted by trade deal optimism
Asian markets rallied Monday after China and the US said they were close to agreeing a mini trade deal, but the pound was struggling on fresh Brexit uncertainty while EU [...]
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Asian stocks rise as China-US trade, Brexit fears recede
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Monday as investors looked ahead to a crowded week of corporate earnings, a possible US interest rate cut and other [...]
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