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Asian shares, dollar edge down as markets eye Greece
June 25th, 2015
Asian shares and the dollar edged down in Asian trade on Thursday, with investors on ice ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders later in the session as Greece continued last-minute efforts to avert a default. Athens’s talks ...
Asian shares bolstered by hopes for Greek deal
June 23rd, 2015
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after Greece‘s latest budget proposals raised hopes it would stave off a debt default and reach a deal with lenders later this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up ...
Asian shares edge higher after Fed vote, China, Greece eyed
June 19th, 2015
Asian shares rose for a third consecutive day on Friday, and the dollar remained on the back foot against the region’s currencies as investors bet U.S. interest rates will not as rise quickly as expected. “This removes a source ...
China shares fall, other Asian markets mixed ahead of Fed
June 17th, 2015
Chinese stocks fell for a third day and other Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as investors looked ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s policy update. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index shed 2.4 percent to 4,769.73 and Tokyo’s Nikkei ...
Asian shares and euro slip as Greece fails to reach debt deal
June 15th, 2015
Asian shares fell and the euro skidded in Asian trade on Monday, after Greece‘s talks with lenders to avert a default ended with no agreement and Wall Street logged losses ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting. European Union officials ...
Asian shares drift higher, dollar keeps gains
June 12th, 2015
Asia share markets made guarded gains on Friday and the dollar held firm in the wake of reassuringly upbeat U.S. retail data, though the mood was cautious as Greek debt talks took yet another confusing turn. Activity was sparse ...
Asian shares slip, China’s imports disappoint
June 8th, 2015
An index of Asian shares extended losses on Monday after Chinese imports declined more than expected, while the dollar was higher after upbeat U.S. employment data raised bets that the U.S. central bank would raise interest rates as early ...
Asian stocks down as markets weigh Greece, US growth
June 2nd, 2015
Asian stocks drifted lower Tuesday as markets weighed a possible rebound in U.S. growth against doubts about Greece‘s ability to make debt payments and stay in the euro currency bloc. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.1 percent ...
Asian shares turn higher as China rallies, dollar up
May 26th, 2015
Asian shares turned higher on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses on the back of gains in Hong Kong and China, while the dollar extended highs scaled in holiday-thinned trading in the previous session. European shares marked a weak finish in ...
Asian shares little changed, Fed views hurt some markets
May 25th, 2015
*CPI data, Yellen speech revive U.S. rate increase expectations * Nikkei underpinned by upbeat export data, weaker yen * Crude oil steadies after Friday’s losses ahead of U.S. holiday Asian shares got off to a slow start on Monday after U.S. ...
