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Asia stocks mostly climb on ECB easing prospects
November 26th, 2015
Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday on the prospect of fresh European stimulus even as new data reinforced expectations for tighter U.S. monetary policy. The euro traded above the $1.06 handle, rebounding after hitting a seven-and-a-half month low of $1.0565 ...
Asian stocks under pressure from weak commodities prices
November 24th, 2015
A slide in commodities prices pressured Asian resources shares Tuesday, as investors in the region also try to navigate global central banks’ split approaches to monetary policy. Expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its December meeting ...
ASX, Kospi maintain winning run; Fed-watch continues
November 23rd, 2015
Asian markets continued to trade mixed on Monday afternoon, following a rally on Wall Street last week as investors continue to look out for comments from central bankers on the trajectory of U.S. monetary policy. Major U.S. indices ended ...
Asian Stocks Set for Weekly Gain as Metals Advance With Ringgit
November 20th, 2015
Optimism that the Federal Reserve will take a gradual approach to raising interest rates sent Asian equities toward their biggest weekly gain in more than a month and buoyed the region’s currencies. Metals advanced and oil traded near a three-month ...
Asian Stocks Gain With Oil as Dollar Falls on Dovish Fed Minutes
November 19th, 2015
Topix holds gains as Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged Euro, ringgit rally as Fed signals tightening will be gradual Stocks rallied across Asia after U.S. Federal Reserve meeting minutes reaffirmed policy makers’ faith in the world’s biggest economy ...
Asian stocks higher as shock of Paris attacks fades
November 18th, 2015
Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as the shock of the Paris terror attacks faded and an uptick in U.S. inflation added support for a possible interest rate hike. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.2 percent to 19,676.77 ...
U.S. Stocks Rally, Led by Energy Sector
November 17th, 2015
Traditional haven investments such as gold and government bonds tick higher Markets broadly shook off concerns stemming from the deadly terror attacks in Paris, even as oil prices rose on the prospect of greater violence in the Middle East. ...
Asia Pacific shares fall sharply in wake of Paris attacks and Japanese recession
November 16th, 2015
Global security concerns saw the euro hit a six-month low and stocks were sold off around the region as Japan entered a ‘quintuple dip’ recession Stock markets in Asia Pacific have fallen sharply in the wake of the Paris terror ...
Asian stocks bruised by tumbling oil, Fed hike jitters
November 13th, 2015
Asian stocks were battered on Friday, with risk-off sentiment in full swing amid sharp falls in the price of commodities and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve is on track for a rate hike in December for the first ...
Asian shares rangebound amid gloomy oil outlook
November 12th, 2015
Pedestrians walk past a share prices board showing the numbers on the Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan. Asian equities were lackluster on Thursday, with weakening commodity prices, concerns over a slower-growing China and a ...
