Category: FinanceAsia
Stock markets in retreat as China-US tensions return to fore
Asian equities were mixed Wednesday as profit-taking and worries about deteriorating China-US relations were weighed against optimism over the gradual reopening of economies [...] » More
Equities rally as reopenings trump geopolitical tensions
A further easing of lockdown measures across the planet continued to push equities higher in Asia on Tuesday, with the reopening of bars, cafes, pools and beaches [...] » More
Dollar dips as virus recovery optimism holds
The dollar inched lower today as growing optimism about a global recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic supported riskier currencies, though concerns about Sino-US tensions held [...] » More
Asian shares up as recovery hopes overshadow virus worries
Shares rose in Asia on Tuesday as some regions in Japan resumed close-to-normal business activity, with hopes for economic recovery overshadowing worries over the coronavirus [...] » More
Japan shares reach 10-week high, look past Sino-US tension
Asian shares crept ahead on Tuesday following an upbeat session in Europe and further gains in US stock futures as investors looked past Sino-US trade tensions to a [...] » More
Asia stocks mostly up on lockdown easing but HK extends losses
Most Asian markets rose Monday as a further opening up of economies from lockdown offset worries over worsening China-US tensions, while Hong Kong sank again after the city [...] » More
Asia stocks up as lockdowns eased, HK reverses early loss
Global stock markets were firmer Monday, buoyed by the prospect of further easing of coronavirus lockdowns despite sharp increases in case rates in some countries such as [...] » More
Asian shares climb, Tokyo gains on hopes for reopening
Asian shares are mostly higher, with Tokyo stocks gaining on expectations that a pandemic state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan. But shares fell in Hong Kong on [...] » More
Global Markets: Asian shares tick up, eyes on China-US trade relations
Asian shares started cautiously on Monday as central bank largesse globally boosted sentiment but rising trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies dulled [...] » More
Fresh HK fears spark sell-off across Asia
Hong Kong led a sell-off across Asian equities Friday after China introduced proposals to enact a national security law for the city, fanning geopolitical tensions and [...] » More
Asian shares fall on US friction with China, HK fears
Shares slipped in Asia on Friday as tensions flared between the US and China and as more job losses compounded the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Hong [...] » More
Alibaba, Deere, Foot Locker earnings on deck: What to know in markets Friday
Three big earnings announcements from Alibaba (BABA), Deere (DE) and Foot Locker (FL) will be in focus Friday. Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s cloud and sales will be [...] » More
Asia shares set to fall as Sino-US strains hit confidence
Asian shares were set for another retreat on Friday as US-China tensions curbed investor risk appetite and caused global equity markets to stumble. Hong Kong futures fell [...] » More
Asian markets swing as uncertainty tempers reopenings
Stock markets mostly fell Thursday after rallying for much of the week, with any gains dragged by profit-taking while concerns over the long-term impact of the virus and [...] » More
Asian markets little changed as Japan reports plunge in exports
Asian markets were little changed in early trading Thursday, after Wall Street bounced back and Japan reported miserable exports data. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, 0.20 percent [...] » More
