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Asian Shares Shed Early Gains

13/09/2016(0)
Asian shares shed some of their early gains by midday Tuesday as sentiment regarding the course of U.S. interest-rate policy continues to play heavily on market direction. Fears of ... Read More
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Asia shares rally as US job report seen dimming chance of Sept hike

05/09/2016(0)
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. ... Read More
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Asian Shares Weaker, With All Eyes on U.S. Jobs Report

01/09/2016(0)
Asian shares were broadly weaker Thursday as investors cautiously await the release of U.S. jobs data on Friday that could jolt markets out of their summer malaise. Official Chinese ... Read More
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Asia markets mostly down; Nikkei sells off following disappointing inflation data

29/08/2016(0)
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Friday, with Japanese stocks selling off more than 1 percent after soft inflation data prompted concerns over the effectiveness of government stimulus. The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed ... Read More
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Asian Shares Mixed as Oil Prices Fall and Dollar Drops

23/08/2016(0)
Markets await policy details from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s annual meeting at Jackson Hole Shares in Asia were mixed Tuesday, as oil prices fell and the U.S. dollar weakened ... Read More
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Rising Yen Passes 100 to Dollar

17/08/2016(0)
The dollar fell to less than ¥100 during Tuesday’s trading for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union. Traders said ... Read More
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Nikkei sells off on fresh yen strength; rest of Asia trades mixed

26/07/2016(0)
Japanese stocks sold off in a mostly positive Asian session on Tuesday, dragged by fresh strength in the yen after a local media report suggested the government’s highly anticipated ... Read More
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Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock

06/06/2016(0)
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more ... Read More
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Asia mostly higher; Nikkei leads with 2% gain

10/05/2016(0)
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Japanese benchmark index leading gains in the region. The Nikkei 225 added 2.04 percent, while across the Korean Strait, the Kospi traded up 0.36 ... Read More
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Asian shares skid, crude tumbles after Doha deal fails

18/04/2016(0)
Tumbling crude oil futures knocked Asian shares on Monday after producers’ talks failed to agree on a plan to curb the global supply glut, while Tokyo stocks skidded as ... Read More
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