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Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen
April 22nd, 2016
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. reported earnings that missed estimates. Japanese shares rose ...
Dollar gains as investors move back into stocks, oil
April 19th, 2016
The yen was lower against its rival currencies in Asian trade Tuesday, with improved market sentiment prompting sales of the safe-haven Japanese currency. The U.S. dollar USDJPY, +0.47% advanced to as high as ¥109.23 before trimming its gains to ¥109.06. That compared ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Oil Holds Near $40; Aussie, Kiwi Climb
April 19th, 2016
Korean won climbs to five-month high as gold declines Japan’s Topix jumps by most in a month as yen weakens Asian equities jumped by the most in a month as crude oil stayed within sight of $40 a barrel, ...
Tame U.S. inflation supports Fed’s cautious rate policy
April 15th, 2016
U.S. consumer prices barely rose in March and underlying inflation slowed, suggesting little urgency for a cautious Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in the near term. The benign inflation backdrop is prevailing despite tightening labor market conditions, underscored ...
European stocks slip at the open as oil falls
April 11th, 2016
European markets opened lower, following a mostly negative lead from Asia, as the oil price reversed its positive moves to trade in the red. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.3 percent. Asia markets were mostly lower on Monday morning although Chinese ...
Asian Stocks Fall as Dollar Strengthens Before Fed; Oil Rebounds
March 16th, 2016
Yen weakens as Kuroda says negative rate can be cut further Crude climbs toward $37 a barrel before U.S. investories data Asian stocks fell and the dollar strengthened against most major currencies before a Federal Reserve policy review on ...
Asian stocks extend losses as BOJ offers gloomier economic view
March 15th, 2016
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan painted a gloomier view of the world’s third-largest economy, but the yen firmed as policymakers appeared to back away from any imminent move to cut interest rates further into ...
U.S. data flow suggests economy regaining steam
March 4th, 2016
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the underlying trend continued to point to a strengthening labor market. The labor market optimism was, however, dimmed somewhat by a survey on Thursday showing employment ...
Asia stocks mostly higher, with HSI trailing the pack
March 3rd, 2016
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was the odd one out as markets across Asia extended gains on Thursday ahead of a series of key global events due to take place in the coming days. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 1.11 ...
Stocks Limp to End Weak February
March 1st, 2016
Investors remain cautious, as officials guide China’s currency to weakest level in three weeks February’s rally faded Monday, as the Dow industrials hung on to post a small gain for the month while the S&P 500 slipped into negative ...
