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Asian stocks and Japanese Yen fell; The main moves in financial markets
October 19th, 2018
Asian stocks posted further losses Friday after another slide in the U.S. overnight. China’s equities reversed losses after verbal intervention by the nation’s top financial regulators, who assured they’ll keep financial risks under control. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index ...
Emerging market currencies are recovering
October 18th, 2018
Emerging market currencies are recovering as U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar falls back from the highs that sparked sharp falls across the developing world. Still, investors expect further volatility for emerging markets, given continued trade tensions between the ...
Asia stocks build on rally; These are the main moves in markets
September 21st, 2018
Asia stocks are set to cap the strongest two-week rally since February as investors take in evidence that escalating trade tensions have yet to hurt global growth and China’s moves to support its expansion. With the world’s expansion intact ...
European stocks end lower; What is driving the market?
September 14th, 2018
Europe’s main stock gauge gave up modest early gains to close slightly lower on Thursday, with the U.K. leading the way lower as the pound strengthened against a broadly weaker U.S. dollar. What are markets doing? The Stoxx Europe ...
U.S. Dollar slides as demand grows for emerging-market currencies
September 13th, 2018
The U.S. dollar slid Wednesday as hopes for easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China helped boost demand for emerging-market currencies. The WSJ Dollar Index, which measures the U.S. currency against a basket of 16 others, fell for ...
European Markets Review: European shares dropped to their lowest level in five months
September 7th, 2018
European shares dropped to their lowest level in five months on Thursday as worries over trade weighed and tech stocks came under pressure. In a volatile session which saw the STOXX 600 seesaw in and out of positive and ...
Trump accuses China, EU of currency manipulation
August 22nd, 2018
President Donald Trump accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies as he tries to wrestle concessions from two of the U.S.’s largest trade partners. “I think China’s manipulating their currency, absolutely. And I think the euro ...
Alternative payments trump traditional rivals in Asia Pacific ecommerce market
August 16th, 2018
Alternative payment methods such as mobile wallets now account for just over half of ecommerce transaction value in Asia Pacific, according to research from GlobalData. The Apac online shopping market is booming, predicted to hit $1.6 trillion this year, ...
The Turkish lira and the Euro to dollar fell; Emerging market currencies tumble
August 13th, 2018
Emerging market currencies tumble; U.S. futures trade lower; Turkish lira extends drop despite limits to swaps transactions. Stocks declined in Asia alongside the euro and emerging-market currencies, while Treasuries and the yen advanced, on continued turmoil in Turkey that’s ...
Asian stocks mixed, Yen to Dollar rose, the Kiwi plunged; These are the main moves in markets
August 9th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed Thursday with Chinese equities again outperforming despite the ongoing tariff to-and-fro between China and the Trump administration. The dollar ticked higher, while oil held on to Wednesday’s losses. A firmer yen weighed on Japanese shares ...
