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Asian shares firm on resurgent oil, Nikkei falls on BOJ
October 7th, 2015
Asian stocks hit a seven-week high on Wednesday as oil prices showed some signs of life, supporting battered resource shares and emerging economy currencies, while Tokyo shares fell after the Bank of Japan stood pat on policy. MSCI’s broadest ...
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Monetary Policy Decision
October 6th, 2015
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in ...
Japan Leads Asian Shares Higher
October 6th, 2015
Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average was up 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and ...
Asian Shares Mostly Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
October 2nd, 2015
A stronger reading could increase the chances of a rise in U.S. interest rates by year-end Asian stock markets drifted mostly lower Friday, as investors looked to a coming jobs report in the U.S. for clues about when the Federal Reserve ...
Asian Shares Mostly Down; Singapore Enters Bear Market
September 28th, 2015
Japan shares fall as investors rethink likelihood of easing Japanese shares led Asian markets lower Monday, as investors reconsidered the prospects for further monetary easing, while stocks elsewhere mostly fell as evidence of China’s slowdown continues to build. The ...
Asian shares mixed, with Nikkei at 2-week lows
September 24th, 2015
Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lagging behind its regional peers after returning from a three-day national holiday earlier in the week. The triple whammy of an uninspiring lead from Wall Street overnight, a modestly stronger yen and ...
Uncertainty over Greek elections could weigh on Euro – Euro Currency update
September 18th, 2015
Euro As forecast by the majority of economists, the Federal Reserve played it safe and left borrowing costs at record lows after its latest gathering. The decision sent the US Dollar trending lower against the Euro and as EUR/USD ...
Asian Stock Markets Bounce Back
September 16th, 2015
Regional markets come off multiyear lows ahead of Federal Reserve meeting Most markets in Asia climbed back from their lowest levels in years on Wednesday, ahead of an announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on whether it would raise ...
China Stocks Drop Despite Inflation Data
September 10th, 2015
Large swings in Asian markets persist over worries about U.S. rate increase, China’s economy China-style volatility spread to Japan stocks Thursday as the Nikkei Stock Average reversed its previous-day surge, leading the region lower. China stocks fell even as ...
Japan Shares Jump Most in Four Years
September 9th, 2015
Possibility of more stimulus from Beijing boosts sentiment Stocks in Japan jumped the most in more than four years Wednesday, shaking off unease about slowing growth in China amid a tentative rebound in Chinese stocks. The region’s shares ...
