Category: FinanceAsia
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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Key property markets in Asia holding strong against global economic uncertainty
Global political and economic uncertainties, coupled with persistent trade tensions, kept sentiment cautious in Asia’s property markets in 3Q2019. This caused a decline [...]
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Asian shares mixed amid uncertainty over policy, growth
Asian shares were mixed Friday, after Wall Street indexes posted modest gains, cheered by solid profits and forecasts from US technology companies. Global uncertainties such [...]
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Asian shares mixed as earnings drive modest Wall St gains
Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after US stock indexes eked out tiny gains in a wobbly day of trading as investors reviewed another set of mixed company earnings. [...]
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Asian markets track Wall St gains, pound flat with eyes on Brexit
Most Asian markets rose Thursday following a positive lead from Wall Street, while the pound was marginally higher as traders await the next Brexit move with the EU expected [...]
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower after mixed earnings
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday after major companies reported mixed earnings and an EU leader said he would recommend the trade bloc allow Britain [...]
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Pound, Asian markets slip as Johnson Brexit bid fails again
The pound extended losses Wednesday after Boris Johnson’s failure to push through his Brexit deal fuelled fresh uncertainty, while Asian markets also ticked lower as [...]
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Asian markets lifted by China-US trade hopes, pound stands ground
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday on growing optimism that China and the US will sign a partial trade deal next month, while the pound held firm around five-month highs as [...]
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Asian markets rise on China-US trade hopes, pound edges down
Asian markets rose Tuesday on growing optimism that China and the US will sign a partial trade deal next month, while the pound dipped slightly as dealers await another key [...]
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Asian shares mixed amid uncertainties on Brexit, China trade
Global shares are mostly higher after China’s top trade negotiator said over the weekend that Beijing and Washington were making progress in trade talks. [...]
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Asia to have deficit oil products by 2025 despite China’s refining capacity expansion: Trafigura
Asia will have a deficit of oil products by 2025 despite the expansion of China’s refining capacity in recent years, Trafigura’s CEO Jeremy Weir said Friday. [...]
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