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Markets 2 years ago
Asian shares up, dollar firms as rate cut wagers fade
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday and the dollar firmed, keeping the yen pinned near the 152-per-dollar levels that has traders worried about possible intervention, as expectations that the Federal Reserve was close to cutting interest rates faded.
Markets 2 years ago
Asia shares up on China data, await clutch of central bank meetings
Asian shares firmed on Monday as Chinese data surprised on the upside for once, while investors looked to navigate a minefield of central bank meetings this week that could see the end of free money in Japan and a slower glide path for US rate cuts.
Markets 2 years ago
Asia shares slip into BOJ meeting, US inflation test
Asia stocks slipped on Monday in a subdued start to a week where Japan's central bank might edge further away from its uber-easy policies, while a key reading on US inflation is expected to underpin market pricing of interest rate cuts there.
Markets 2 years ago
Asian markets sink, dollar gains as Fed hints at further rate hike
Asian stocks sank Thursday and the dollar advanced after the Federal Reserve indicated it could hike interest rates again this year and keep them elevated longer than feared as it struggles to bring inflation to heel.
Markets 3 years ago
Asia shares up as China extends rally; Japanese yields a risk
Asian shares looked to end the month on a firm note on Monday in a week littered with major economic releases, central bank meetings and earnings updates from mega caps Amazon and Apple, though rising Japanese bond yields posed a risk.
Markets 3 years ago
Asian shares jump as investors eye end to Fed hikes, China stimulus
Asian shares bounced and the safe-haven dollar edged lower on Tuesday as investors hoped this week's US inflation data supports an imminent end to rate hikes and cheered the prospect China will deliver economic stimulus to prop up stalling growth.
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