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Asian share markets were in a defensive crouch on Wednesday as the White House took a tough line on trade talks with China, while a looming reading on U.S. inflation could scramble the odds for an early cut in interest rates there. Asian Share Markets MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.6% […]
Asian stocks and U.S. equity futures climbed on Monday after President Donald Trump suspended his plans for U.S. tariffs on Mexico. Treasuries fell as demand for havens sank. Asian Stocks The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.9% as of 2:00 p.m. in Tokyo. Japan’s Topix Index rose 1.6%. Shanghai Composite gained 1%. Hang Seng gained 2.1%. Kospi […]
Asian share markets, U.S. stock futures and oil prices slipped to multi-month lows on Monday on worries intensifying Sino-U.S. tensions and Washington’s new tariff threats against Mexico could tip the global economy into a recession. Asian Share Markets E-mini futures for S&P500 dropped 0.5% in early Asian trade to 2,738, near their March low of […]
Asian stocks extended a month-long slide and sovereign bonds surged on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up trade tensions globally by suddenly slapping tariffs on all goods from Mexico, sending the peso tumbling. Asian Stocks Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.2% in early trade, to be down 7% for the month so far. MSCI’s broadest […]
Asian stocks tracked Wall Street losses on Thursday as latest exchanges between Beijing and Washington signaled the heightened risk of a prolonged trade war, stoking investors’ concerns about the impact on global economic growth. Asian Stocks Japan’s Nikkei was down 0.85% and Australian stocks shed 0.7%. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.8% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.35%. Japan’s Nikkei was […]
Oil prices rose on Thursday after an industry report showed a decline in U.S. crude inventories that exceeded analyst expectations. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures added 26 cents, or 0.4%, at $59.07 a barrel by 0258 GMT. They closed down 0.6% on Wednesday after hitting their lowest since March 12 at $56.88. Brent crude futures, […]
Asian shares sank on Wednesday and bonds rallied as investor sentiment soured over growing worries about world growth with trade tensions between Washington and Beijing showing no signs of easing. In Asia, focus remains on the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was not ready to make a […]
Asian stocks hovered near four-month lows on Monday amid concerns about U.S.-China tensions while the euro was confined to a narrow range after the weekend’s European Parliament elections. Asian Stocks Wall Street’s major indexes edged higher on Friday in a rebound from the previous session’s losses after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump on trade […]
Asian markets traded higher on Friday while other Asia Pacific markets, including Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia, were closed for a public holiday. Asian markets “Recent Chinese data is boosting confidence in the Chinese economy while earnings have not been bad either,” said Yukino Yamada, senior strategist at Daiwa Securities. The Nikkei 225 in Japan rose […]
Asian stocks ticked up on Tuesday staying near a nine-month as hopes of stabilization in the Chinese economy helped investors shrug off Wall Street’s underperformance that followed disappointing bank earnings. Asian Stocks “Recent Chinese data is boosting confidence in the Chinese economy while earnings have not been bad either,” said Yukino Yamada, senior strategist at […]
