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Asia shares rise; the Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs
July 17th, 2017
Asia shares rise on strong China GDP, accommodative Fed view Asian stocks set a fresh two-year high on Monday, boosted by stronger-than-expected economic growth in China and bets that lacklustre U.S. data will keep the Federal Reserve cautious about ...
Asia Shares Slump Before Data, Summit; Yen Climbs: Markets Wrap
April 5th, 2017
Investors await Trump-Xi meeting, U.S. jobs data, Fed minutes Shanghai and Taiwan shares advance after holiday breaks Asian equities slipped as investors awaited more clues on U.S. interest rates and economic growth, ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump ...
Asia Shares Gain as Yen Weakens; Unilever in Focus: Markets Wrap
February 20th, 2017
Kraft Heinz withdraws its $143 billion bid for Unilever U.S. stock and bond markets closed Monday for President’s Day Asian stocks rose, as Tokyo shares erased morning losses after the yen weakened and Hong Kong equities resumed a rally. ...
Dollar climbs as U.S. yields spike; Asia shares divided
November 14th, 2016
The U.S. dollar hit a nine-month peak in Asia on Monday as the risk of faster domestic inflation and wider budget deficits sent Treasury yields ever higher, a painful mix for assets in many emerging market countries. The reflation trade saw ...
Asia shares extend losses, dollar off highs
October 27th, 2016
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after disappointing earnings from technology giant Apple dragged on Wall Street, while the dollar remained shy of this week’s nearly nine-month highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down ...
Asia shares rally as US job report seen dimming chance of Sept hike
September 5th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted investors to trim expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as early as this month. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early ...
Asia shares up as yield hunt drives record flows, pound slips
August 9th, 2016
Asian shares stood atop one-year peaks on Tuesday as investors’ desperate search for yield drove a record inflow into emerging market funds, while the pound slipped to one-month lows on speculation of further policy easing in the UK. Analysts ...
Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote
June 21st, 2016
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Asia shares near 2016 highs as China trade rebounds
April 13th, 2016
Asian shares came close to their highs for the year on Wednesday after surprisingly upbeat Chinese trade data offered hope the Asian giant was finally stabilising, underpinning both risk sentiment and commodity prices. China reported exports jumped 11.5 percent ...
Asia shares edge ahead with oil, pound slips
February 22nd, 2016
Asian share markets edged cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited a rush of February industry surveys to take the pulse of the global economy, while sterling suffered on concerns the UK might yet vote to leave the European ...
