Category: FinanceAsia
Asia markets trade lower; major indexes in Japan, Korea, Australia and China fall
Asia markets fell across the board on Monday, following a sharp decline in US stocks on Friday on a stronger-than-expected jobs report that sent interest rates higher. In [...]
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Asian shares lower as investors mull earnings, yields weigh
Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors evaluated the latest earnings reports while worries about rising US bond yields weighed on sentiment. KEEPING SCORE: [...]
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Asian markets sink as rising borrowing costs spook dealers
Asian markets swung on Friday with some recovering from early losses but traders remain on edge as over a rise in US Treasury yields to four-year highs, while fresh US [...]
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Asian markets mostly up as dollar holds gains after Fed
Most Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday, kicking off February on a positive note after recent losses, while the dollar ticked up on expectations the Federal Reserve will [...]
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Asian markets mixed after Fed keeps rate unchanged
Asian markets were mixed on Thursday with Tokyo stocks higher as the yen weakened against the US dollar. Chinese markets declined after the US Federal Reserve left its [...]
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Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street’s sharp decline
Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street recorded its biggest decline since August. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7 percent to 3,462.29 while [...]
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Asia stocks track Wall Street lower amid investor caution
Trading floors across Asia were awash with red on Tuesday tracking a slump in global markets, as investors took profits following recent rallies and awaited a deluge of [...]
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Asian shares lower, tracking modest pullback on Wall Street
Asian shares skidded Tuesday following Wall Street’s biggest loss in more than four months. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.4 percent to 23,286.05 [...]
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Asian markets surge following Wall Street records
Asian markets surged Monday as investors tracked last week’s record-breaking end on Wall Street, where the three major indices all hit fresh highs. The rally comes [...]
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Asian Stocks Set to Advance, Adding to Record High: Markets Wrap
A pedestrian walks past an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Japanese stocks plunged into a bear market amid a [...]
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Dollar under more pressure as US economy cools
The dollar retreated once more on Friday as a Donald Trump-inspired surge petered out and the US reported slowing economic growth. European stock markets rebounded, while oil [...]
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Pacific Rim trade pact makes step toward new deal without US
Leaders of countries in a Pacific Rim trade pact rejected by President Donald Trump are welcoming progress on a final agreement to press ahead without US, saying it shows a [...]
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Dollar drops as US talks currency down
The dollar retreated against major rivals on Wednesday, with the euro reaching a three-year high, as US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reportedly told reporters in Davos [...]
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Global stocks slip on renewed jitters over trade friction
Global stocks mostly fell on Friday and the dollar weakened on concerns about conflict over trade after the US imposed tariffs on some imports. KEEPING SCORE: France’s [...]
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Asian shares rise on global growth hopes, US shutdown’s end
Asian stock markets posted strong gains on Tuesday, as an upbeat forecast for global economic growth and the end of the US government shutdown helped lift sentiment. KEEPING [...]
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