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Asian stocks off to shaky start as US Fed flags delays to rate cuts

Much of Asia is returning from a holiday that had closed markets on Wednesday, though Chinese bond, currency and stock markets remain shut through the rest of the week

Asian stocks slide, gold rises as Middle East crisis sparks safety rush

Oil prices, however, hardly reacted to the news, as traders had largely priced in a retaliatory attack from Iran that would likely further disrupt supply chains

China orders indebted local govts to halt some infrastructure projects

Beijing has been tightening curbs on debt in recent months to defuse risks to the world's second-largest economy and its financial stability

Asia stocks surge as cooling inflation raises hopes that Fed will ease up

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 3.72%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 2.43% and Japan's Nikkei rose 3%

Asia stocks edge up in early trade as investors eye Fed rate decision

Early in the Asian trading day, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7%. U.S. stock futures rose 0.2%

Asia stocks slide as investors lose risk appetite, bond yields rise

Asian share markets fell on Thursday as investor fears over a looming recession crimped risk appetite, while Treasury yields rose on expectations that the Federal Reserve will remain aggressive

Asia stocks stifled by inflation, rising interest rates and China concerns

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.3% as the region's major markets traded in the red. Oil rose and gold extended its recent gains

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Asia stocks surge, Europe opens lower after oil prices rise

Asian markets surged while Europe opened lower Thursday after oil prices recovered some of a decline the day before that had eased inflation fears. Futures for Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.4per cent as Russian attacks on Ukraine intensified two weeks as fighting entered its third week. Markets rallied Wednesday after oil plunged, but economists warned that was due to changes in futures contracts and other factors, not war developments. On Thursday, prices rebounded by nearly USD6 per barrel in London and nearly USD4 in New York. Forecasters warned markets will stay volatile, as the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers were meeting in Turkey for negotiations. Markets seem to have latched onto a couple of slightly less dismal clues as an excuse to rally hard, said ING economists in a report. The basis for that optimism it's actually pretty thin. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.6per cent to 7,146.60 and ..

Asia stocks rebound after Wall Street falls, US bans Russian oil import

Asian stocks rebounded Wednesday after Wall Street declined and China reported inflation edged higher. Already high oil prices rose further, adding more than USD 2 per barrel following President Joe Biden's ban on imports of Russian crude. Stock benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney rose while Hong Kong declined. South Korean markets were closed for a presidential election. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index sank 0.7 per cent amid enduring unease over the impact of Russian President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine. Asian markets seem to be taking a breather from their sell-off, but Wall Street's retreat may drive some wait-and-see as geopolitical risks show no signs of easing, Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a report. Also Wednesday, China's government reported consumer prices rose 0.6 per cent in February from the previous month while producer prices gained 0.5 per cent. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.6 per cent to 3,312.39 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 0.9 to ...

Asia stocks tumble to 16-month lows after Ukraine nuclear complex fire

Asian equities and the euro slumped on Friday after news of a fire near a Ukraine nuclear facility following fighting with Russian forces heightened investor fears

Asia stocks rally as the Russia - Ukraine tensions ease

Asian shares rallied on Wednesday as fears of a Russian invasion of the Ukraine this week dissipated, after Moscow indicated it was returning some troops to base, thereby relieving the investors.

Asia stocks make tentative gains, Brent tops $91

The standoff over Ukraine remains a thorn in the market's side, with concerns a Russian invasion would also cut vital gas supplies to western Europe

Five things to look for in Asia stocks amid 2022 reversal hopes

The case for a rebound should be aided by lower valuations after the MSCI Asia Pacific Index underperformed its global counterpart by around 20 percentage points last year

Asia stocks subdued, oil caps stellar year amid spread of Omicron

Asian shares flatlined on a slow as the spread of Omicron clouded what is the last trading day of the year for many exchanges, while oil was close to finishing 2021 with gains of more than 50%

Asian stocks fall to near 1-year low as oil prices stoke inflation worries

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped as much as 1.3%, falling for a third consecutive session

Asia shares sit at 2021 lows ahead of Fed verdict, China steadies

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.31 per cent in morning trading

Asia equities tick up, as investors look to the US; Nikkei rises 0.58%

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian equity markets rose cautiously Tuesday, after touching year to date lows the day before, with traders keeping at least half an eye on the United States where major companies report earnings and the Federal Reserve meets on policy this week.

Asian stocks mixed, Tokyo gains after Wall Street highs

Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks rallied to records on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above the 35,000 level for the first time.

Asia stocks up, US bond yields dip to 3-month low as inflation fears ease

US bond yields dipped to three-month lows and a broad gauge of Asian shares rose on Friday as investors looked past rising US consumer prices