By Lisa Twaronite and Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Thursday, extending the previous session’s gains, while the dollar drew support from minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showing the U.S. central bank was still on course to hike interest rates this year. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan Read More
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By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained and global equity markets surged on Monday on merger activity among drugmakers on both sides of the Atlantic, while Chinese stocks hit a seven-year high on a government plan to create a modern Silk Road trade route. Major U.S. and European indexes rallied more than Read More
By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – Most Asian share markets were set to end a volatile session with modest gains on Tuesday, after a measure of Chinese factory activity dented sentiment by unexpectedly dropping to an 11-month low. Financial spreadbetters expected softer openings for European bourses, with Britain’s FTSE 100 <.FTSE> seen opening 15 to Read More
By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Tuesday, following Wall Street’s lead, as investors speculated that weaker-than-expected U.S. data could prompt the Federal Reserve to express caution this week on the timing of a future rate hike. Financial spreadbetters expected Britain’s FTSE 100 <.FTSE> to open 8 to 14 points lower, or Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – The euro pulled out of its recent dive and the dollar eased off the accelerator pedal on Thursday, as markets took a breather after a week of breakneck moves in the world’s two biggest currencies. The pause by the dollar gave some respite to emerging markets as well as oil and commodities Read More
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – The prospects of higher U.S. interest rates buoyed the dollar but also kept share prices in many countries in check on Thursday, with Asian stocks hovering around seven-week lows. The dollar’s index against a basket of six major U.S. trader partners hit a 12-year high of 99.985 on Wednesday Read More
By Hideyuki Sano and Vidya Ranganathan TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks buckled while the dollar held firm on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data fanned expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than previously thought. Stock markets across Asia, including Japan’s Nikkei <.N225>, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia fell broadly, with MSCI’s Read More
By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after Wall Street continued to pull back from record highs ahead of Friday’s closely-watched U.S. jobs data, while the nervous euro languished at an 11-year low prior to the European Central Bank’s policy meeting. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> shed Read More
By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged higher on Monday as China’s weekend interest rate cut partially offset soft U.S. data, while the dollar hit an 11-year high against a basket of currencies. China on Saturday stepped up its easing tempo and cut its lending and deposit rates as the world’s second largest Read More
By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, taking their cues from Wall Street’s gains after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the Fed would not rush into raising interest rates. Shares extended gains after a survey of Chinese factory activity eked out a rise to a four-month high in February, though Read More