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Asia shares higher ahead of holiday
April 2nd, 2015
Asian shares headed higher on Thursday but investors were cautious ahead of a Good Friday public holiday tomorrow in some major markets. Japan’s shares were up despite a central bank survey showing firms expect inflation to rise 1.4% a ...
Asia shares swing higher as China nears seven year high
March 30th, 2015
Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with China stocks nearing a seven-year peak on hopes for more infrastructure spending and policy stimulus, while oil prices suffered further from excess supply. Activity was guarded most elsewhere in a week book-ended with holidays ...
Asian stocks mixed as Mideast worries linger, oil eases
March 27th, 2015
Asian stocks were mixed on Friday and the dollar rebounded as rising tensions in the Middle East clouded the investment outlook. Spreadbetters expected Britain’s FTSE .FTSE, Germany’s DAX .GDAXI and France’s CAC.FCHI to tip toe higher while the markets awaited fresh cues from ...
Asia stocks down on weak data, Wall Street dive
March 26th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly fell Thursday, battered by weak U.S. economic data and Wall Street’s retreat from near record highs. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.2 percent to 19,508.88 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.1 percent to ...
Asia stocks stall as Fed-inspired lift peters out, dollar steady
March 20th, 2015
Asian stocks stalled on Friday as Federal Reserve-inspired gains petered out, while the dollar steadied after rebounding from the shock of a surprisingly dovish U.S. central bank. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS edged down 0.1 ...
Asia stocks surge, bond yields tumble on Fed caution
March 19th, 2015
Asian shares enjoyed their best session in 18 months on Thursday as investors priced in a later start and a slower pace for future U.S rate rises, slashing sovereign bond yields from Japan to Australia. The shift in rate expectations hit the ...
Asia stocks advance before Fed, dollar treads water
March 18th, 2015
Asian stocks shook off a slow start and rose on Wednesday, led by China shares, while the dollar marked time as markets waited for the Federal Reserve‘s policy statement for clues to when U.S. interest rates will rise. Following Asia’s lead, ...
Asia stocks jump as Fed rate hike expectations shift again
March 17th, 2015
Asian stocks markets jumped Tuesday as investors cheered the prospect of stimulus in China and second guessed what signals the Federal Reserve will give on interest rates at its policy meeting this week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose ...
Asia stocks regain footing after US rate hike jitters fade
March 12th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday, finding a firmer footing after several days of volatile trading linked to anxiety over a probable rate hike in the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index rose 1.2 percent to 18,945.97. ...
SGX expands FX footprint with new Asian currency futures
March 11th, 2015
Singapore Exchange (SGX) will add new Asian currency futures contracts on the Taiwanese dollar (TWD/USD) and Renminbi crosses (SGD/CNH, CNY/SGD, EUR/CNH) to expand its current suite of foreign exchange (FX) futures in the third quarter of 2015, subject to ...
