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Asian equities rally as Wall Street hits record highAsian stocks rose to a 2-1/2-month peak on Tuesday, a day after Wall Street shares hit a record high thanks to a combination of upbeat US data and expectations of more stimulus from global policymakers. MSCI's broadest index o More… |
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Asian shares firm after US jobs, dollar softAsian share prices held firm on Monday after solid US payroll data underpinned investor risk sentiment while dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen the previous week kept the US dollar in check. Oil prices dropped More… |
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Asia hits 4-month high over Wall St gainsAsian shares edged up to a four-month high on Thursday, taking cues from Wall Street gains overnight, as receding worries of near-term US interest rate hikes continued to buoy risk sentiment. The dollar hovered near seven-week low More… |
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Asian stocks slip as oil skids; China upMost Asian stock markets slipped on Monday after three consecutive weeks of gains as a retreat in oil prices made investors cautious, but losses were tempered by hopes that China may soon cut interest rates again as pressure on the yuan eases. More… |
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Asian stocks slip as crude heads southAsian shares slipped on Thursday as a fragile recovery in volatile crude oil unravelled, reviving anxiety about the health of the global economy, and Chinese shares skidded. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside More… |
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Stocks dumped for safe havens as bank fears flareAsian share markets were scorched on Tuesday as stability concerns put a torch to European bank stocks and sent investors stampeding to only the safest of safe haven assets. As fear overwhelmed greed, yields on longer-term Japanes More… |
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Asia stocks jump as dollar slide boosts oilAsian shares rallied on Thursday as speculation the US Federal Reserve might opt to not raise interest rates at all this year hammered the dollar and sparked a huge rally in oil prices. By some measures the US currency suffered it More… |
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Asia stocks edge up after Japan policy boostAsian stocks started a new month on a cautious note on Monday, with the Bank of Japan's surprise policy easing sparking some buying but further signs of economic weakness in China and a fall in oil prices keeping investors on guard. More… |
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Asia stocks find support, oil still unstableAsian shares pushed back into the black on Thursday as investors dipped their toes back into equities and demand for safehaven assets such as the yen and sovereign bonds faded. A bounce in oil prices offered some salve to strained More… |
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Asia shares fall sharply amid China confusionAsian share markets swept lower Monday after Wall Street suffered its worst starting week in history and doubts over Beijing's economic competence sent investors into the arms of the safe-haven yen and sovereign bonds. The abs More… |
