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Asian stocks advance on China rate cut, U.S. tech earnings
October 26th, 2015
Asian stocks on Monday were close to wiping out all their losses since China’s shock currency devaluation in August, as global equities rallied after the Chinese central bank cut rates and U.S. tech giants provided upbeat earning guidance. MSCI’s ...
Asia shares lag behind Nikkei, euro firm for ECB
October 21st, 2015
Asian shares turned mixed on Wednesday as soft export data kept investors cautious ahead of the European Central Bank‘s policy meeting later in the week, though Japan’s market was having a go at setting a new peak for the ...
Oil prices remain weak on Asia economy woes; shares in commodity firms tumble
September 29th, 2015
Japan stock market at 8-mth lows over Asian economic fear Falling commodity markets hit trading houses hard Oil prices remained low in early Asian trading on Tuesday following a slide of almost 3 percent the previous session, dragged down ...
Asian markets fall as new fears raised over China’s economy
September 29th, 2015
Tokyo and Shanghai main indexes fall after sharp losses the day before on Wall Street Concern over the health of the Chinese economy has again struck Asian markets, with shares in the region plummeting to their lowest level for ...
Asian stocks turn negative on Fed uncertainty
September 25th, 2015
Asian stocks lost steam in choppy trade on Friday, mirroring the lackluster lead from Wall Street amid uncertainty over U.S monetary policy. In a speech that occurred after the market close, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that an ...
Asian stocks extend losses on weak China PMI survey; dollar strong
September 23rd, 2015
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as fears of an entrenched global economic slowdown gripped investors, underlined by a weak factory survey from China, while the greenback firmed as investors fled to relatively safe-haven assets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific ...
Asian stocks climb amid Fed rate wait, but China lags
September 17th, 2015
Asian stocks advanced on Thursday, as investors eyed gains in oil prices and the positive lead from Wall Street. However, trade volumes could stay light as investors await the Federal Reserve‘s policy decision. The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...
Asian Stock Markets Bounce Back
September 16th, 2015
Regional markets come off multiyear lows ahead of Federal Reserve meeting Most markets in Asia climbed back from their lowest levels in years on Wednesday, ahead of an announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on whether it would raise ...
Asian Markets Brace for Fed Decision
September 15th, 2015
Stocks in Shanghai deepened losses ahead of possible U.S. rate increase Shares in Japan pared gains after the Bank of Japan tempered its assessment of the country’s economy, while elsewhere, China led markets lower ahead of a decision on interest ...
China Stocks Pull Asian Markets Lower
September 14th, 2015
Investors are concerned about both a slowdown in China and this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting China shares finished lower in tumultuous trading Monday, as weak data on Chinese factory output pulled prices down despite apparent efforts by Beijing ...
