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Asian shares, dollar up on Fed’s optimism; earnings in focus
July 30th, 2015
Asian stocks tiptoed higher on Thursday and the dollar consolidated recent gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the economy, but a deepening sell-off in commodities kept gains in check. Prospects of stronger U.S. ...
Asia stocks up as China steadies, wary of Fed
July 29th, 2015
Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday on hopes that Beijing could stem the rout in its markets without damage to the economy, though caution was the watchword ahead of a policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The ...
Asian stocks hit three-week lows as China gloom spreads
July 28th, 2015
Asian stocks fell to three-week lows on Tuesday as a deepening rout in Chinese stocks erased risk appetite – sending investors flocking to safe-haven instruments such as government bonds and the Japanese yen. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
Asian shares skid as Fed monetary meeting looms
July 27th, 2015
Asian shares began the week on a plaintive note amid losses on Wall Street and worries over China, while investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting that might take another small step toward lifting U.S. interest rates. Financial spreadbetters ...
Australian dollar hits fresh six-year low as Chinese factories continue to falter
July 24th, 2015
Chinese manufacturing was sluggish for the fifth month running, a new survey shows, while the strengthening greenback sends the Aussie below US73c The Australian dollar fell to a fresh six-year low and stocks across Asia dropped sharply after more ...
Asian shares skid as weak China PMI revives demand concerns
July 24th, 2015
Asian equities stumbled on Friday after a survey showed China’s manufacturing activity crumbled to 15-month lows, rekindling concerns for the region’s exports as the world’s second-largest economy struggles to arrest a broad downturn. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
Asian shares slip on weak data, dollar strong
July 23rd, 2015
Asian shares edged lower on Thursday as mixed regional data and overnight declines on Wall Street prompted investors to take profits, while the dollar held steady as expectations for a rise in U.S. interest rates were strengthened by buoyant ...
China stocks turn higher
July 21st, 2015
Other Asian markets also edge up on tail of strong U.S. corporate earnings Stocks in Asia edged higher Tuesday on the tail of strong corporate earnings in the U.S. and China’s stabilizing markets. The Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.48% ...
China Shares Recover From Earlier Losses
July 16th, 2015
Chinese shares swung back to positive territory Thursday, as hundreds of shares resumed trading, while markets elsewhere in Asia rose after Greece approved austerity measures to secure a bailout. The Shanghai Composite was last up 1.1% at 3847.30, having ...
Asian shares mostly higher on Greece deal
July 14th, 2015
Asian shares were mostly higher after a breakthrough deal in Greece for a bailout package from creditors provided some resolution in the debt crisis. Eurozone leaders came out from talks on Monday in Brussels with a deal to keep ...
