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Bitcoin value rises over $1 billion
April 13th, 2017
Bitcoin value rises over $1 billion as Japan, Russia move to legitimize cryptocurrency Bitcoin price has risen over 8 percent in the last week Japan passed a law to accept bitcoin as a legal payment method Russia is reportedly ...
Asian Stocks Fall as Dollar Slumps on Trump Talk: Markets Wrap
April 13th, 2017
Japanese shares lead decline as yen strengthens for fourth day Hong Kong equities pare losses amid Chinese export data Most Asian stocks fell after the dollar slumped and Treasury bond yields dropped to the lowest level this year in ...
Asia Stocks Slump as China Shares Drop, Yen Gains: Markets Wrap
April 11th, 2017
Treasury yields fall on geopolitical concerns, Yellen comments Crude futures steady after longest winning streak of the year Asian stocks fell as Chinese shares slumped and the yen weighed on Japanese equities. Treasuries climbed amid increasing caution about geopolitical ...
Most Asian Stocks Rise as Yen’s Drop Lifts Topix: Markets Wrap
April 10th, 2017
Korean shares slip with the won; oil extends last week’s gain Earnings from Prada, JPMorgan and Tesco are expected this week Most Asian stocks rose, with a falling yen pushing shares higher in Japan, as investors weighed the impact ...
Dollar slips vs yen after U.S. launches missile strikes on Syria
April 7th, 2017
The dollar skidded against the safe-haven Japanese yen on Friday after the United States launched cruise missiles at an airbase in Syria, raising concerns of a sharp escalation in the Syrian civil war. U.S President Donald Trump said on ...
Stocks Fall in Asia After Fed Balance-Sheet Signal
April 6th, 2017
Bloomberg Dollar index erases Wednesday loss; yen rises again Treasury yields steady as pace of U.S. hikes questioned Stocks slid in Asia and futures in the U.S. ticked lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed that ...
Asia Shares Slump Before Data, Summit; Yen Climbs: Markets Wrap
April 5th, 2017
Investors await Trump-Xi meeting, U.S. jobs data, Fed minutes Shanghai and Taiwan shares advance after holiday breaks Asian equities slipped as investors awaited more clues on U.S. interest rates and economic growth, ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump ...
Asia Stocks Climb as Xi-Trump Meeting Approaches: Markets Wrap
April 3rd, 2017
Chinese and Taiwanese markets are both closed for a holiday Event-laden week also includes U.S. jobs report on Friday Stocks in Asia rose at the start of a busy week that includes a meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump ...
Asia Stocks Mixed on Final Day of Stellar Quarter: Markets Wrap
March 31st, 2017
Rand extends loss after South Africa finance minister fired Dollar maintains gains after Fed officials adopt hawkish tone Asian stocks retreated as investors pulled back on the final day of the biggest quarterly advance in five years for the ...
Asia Stocks Fall
March 30th, 2017
Oil surged Wednesday as inventories rose less than forecast Australian shares gain while Japanese, Chinese stocks retreat Asian stocks fell as investors approached the end of the quarter with the Trump administration attempting to move ahead with its legislative ...