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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 stocks slightly higher after Wall Street drifts
June 10th, 2015
Asian stock markets crept higher Wednesday after Wall Street steadied and index compiler MSCI signaled Chinese shares will eventually be included in global benchmarks, a development that could attract more portfolio capital to the region. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei ...
Asian shares slip, but Japan GDP surprise lifts Nikkei
May 20th, 2015
Asian shares slipped on Wednesday after a mixed day on Wall Street, though Japan’s better-than-expected economic growth lifted the Nikkei to a nearly one-month high. The euro remained pressured by expectations that the European Central Bank would increase its ...
Asian shares shrug off losses, Greek woes pressure euro
May 19th, 2015
Asian shares shrugged off early losses on Tuesday, as rallying Chinese shares and Wall Street’s record close offset euro worries over Greece‘s fiscal woes. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.2 percent. The CSI300 ...
Asian stocks drift after lackluster US retail sales data
May 14th, 2015
Asian stock markets drifted Thursday after weak retail sales figures suggested the U.S. economy is struggling to maintain growth momentum. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 0.6 percent to 19,656.28. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.9 percent to 5,664.60. ...
China Stocks Drop While Aussie Gains After RBA; Commodities Fall
May 5th, 2015
Chinese stocks fell on concern recent gains were excessive, while Indonesia’s rupiah weakened after the economy contracted. Australia’s currency rose amid speculation the central bank will refrain from further interest-rate cuts. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 2.3 percent by ...
Flash crash trader to face court again
April 29th, 2015
A UK financial trader accused of contributing to the 2010 Wall Street “flash crash” is due to appear in court again on Wednesday. Navinder Singh Sarao, who first appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday when he said he ...
Asian markets tepid ahead of major earnings, Fed meeting
April 28th, 2015
Asian stock markets were lukewarm Tuesday, taking a cue from losses on Wall Street ahead of earnings from major Asian companies and the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 outperformed the region, gaining 0.5 percent to ...
New York State Superintendent of Financial Services may exclude electronic trades from FX deals
April 22nd, 2015
New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky said evaluations of electronic trading may hold up foreign-exchange settlements for certain banks. Mr. Lawsky, speaking at a Dow Jones risk and compliance conference Tuesday, said it could take the ...
Chinese, Australian benchmarks lead Asian stock market gains
April 16th, 2015
Most major Asian stock indexes were higher Thursday as Chinese shares rebounded on stimulus hopes a day after gloomy first-quarter economic numbers and Australian shares rose on a surprise drop in the jobless rate. KEEPING SCORE: Most Asian indexes ...
