Asian Shares
Asian shares steady as bond selloff lifts US yields to two-decade highs
Asian shares held steady as a global bond selloff pushed long-term US yields to multi-year highs
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Asian shares eye sixth straight session of gains as AI stocks rally
Renewed buzz over AI helped South Korean stocks gain 1.2%, with Samsung and SK Hynix both up over 2%
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Asian markets edge higher on tech rally, dollar firms on rate-hike bets
Attention is also turning to a high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this week
Asian markets edge higher as AI-driven chip demand lifts tech stocks
Japan's Nikkei was shut but futures rose 0.5%, while South Korea's tech-heavy index gained 1.1%
Asian stocks rise as oil prices fall, yen wobbles ahead of BOJ meet
Traders also took their cues from a rally on Wall Street overnight, led by beaten-down tech stocks
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Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street falls following Fed rate hike
Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street closed lower following the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years. US futures were higher. The quarter of a percentage point increase brings the Fed's key rate to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%, as it attempts to control US inflation that's been stubbornly above its target. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was 0.2% higher at 64,067.53. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.9% to 6,778.49. The Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 0.7% to 24,533.46, while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4% to 3,877.46. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.3% to 8,718.20. Taiwan's Taiex jumped 1.3%, while India's Sensex edged up 0.3%. On Wednesday, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite was mostly unchanged. Market reactions were "pretty much expected since the rate rise was also in line with market expectation," said Lorraine Tan, director
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Asian stocks edge higher ahead of Fed decision as yields, oil pause
Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 slumped 0.5%, marking its second consecutive day of declines as the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond hit its highest level since 2007
Asian shares slip as oil and yields rise ahead of Fed, BOJ meetings
Asian equities struggled as investors assessed rising oil prices, West Asia tensions and concerns over AI development ahead of key US and Japan central bank meetings
Asian AI stocks slide as top lab CEOs call for slower development of tech
SoftBank, Kioxia, SK Hynix and other AI-linked stocks fell in Asian trade after Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Elon Musk and Sam Altman backed calls to slow AI development
Asian shares slide as oil spike fuels inflation, rate hike concerns
With shipping through the strait and the Bab el-Mandeb under threat, analysts fear oil prices could stay elevated for a lengthy period, stoking inflation globally
Asian stocks slide as oil tops $100, investors brace for US inflation data
MSCI's Asia-Pacific index fell 1 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI dropped more than 1 per cent as investors weighed higher oil prices and the outlook for US monetary policy
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Asian stocks waver as yen surges, Iran retaliation threat lifts oil prices
Japan's Nikkei 225 fluctuated between gains and losses before edging up 0.2%, as the yen jumped as much as 0.6% to 153.51, its strongest level since February 18
Asian tech shares surge as strong US jobs data boosts growth hopes
In Asia, enthusiasm for tech stocks saw Japan's Nikkei rebound 2.2 per cent, after losing a similar amount last week, while South Korea rallied 3.1 per cent
Asian shares climb as Fed rate hike fears ease ahead of US jobs data
Asian shares rose as investors awaited key US jobs data, while the yen rallied 2.6% this week after Fed Governor Christopher Waller eased fears of a rate hike
Asian markets tumble as US-Iran fighting lifts oil and bond yields
Brent crude futures extended gains into a second day as trading resumed in Asia, rising 0.7 per cent to $95.34 a barrel after the US launched a barrage of airstrikes on Iran
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Asian shares slide as US-Iran fighting lifts oil; rate hike bets rise
Asian stocks fell as renewed US-Iran fighting pushed Brent crude above $90 a barrel, while hawkish Fed signals lifted bets on a September rate hike
Asian stocks gain for third day as Nvidia earnings beat estimates
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan was up 0.7 per cent, on track to extend gains into a third consecutive day after Nvidia reported that quarterly revenue more than doubled
Asian stocks rise as oil prices fall on hopes for Hormuz reopening
Investors awaited Nvidia's second-quarter earnings later in the day, with the focus on whether the massive AI spending boom is sustainable and can turn profits that will satisfy markets
Asian shares slip as tech stocks weigh ahead of key Nvidia results
The tech sector is holding its breath for Nvidia's results on Wednesday; investors are aware how hard it will be for the chipmaker to meet lofty expectations
Asian shares flat ahead of expected US sanctions on Iran, Nvidia results
The entire tech sector is holding its breath for Nvidia's results on Wednesday; investors are aware how hard it will be for the chip maker to meet stratospheric expectations