Page 14 - Asian Shares

Asian stocks notch records, pound stable after Labour Party's victory

A slowdown in hiring and small uptick in unemployment is forecast, would leave open the door for US rate cuts

Asia stocks hit 27-month top, dollar slips on Fed Reserve's rate cut talk

Markets are well prepared for a change given opinion polls have for months put the centre-left party on course for a landslide victory over the Conservatives

Asia stocks stutter as investors ponder US rates outlook, euro gains

US stocks on Friday ended lower after an early rally fizzled

Asia stocks down, yen slump, keeping markets on intervention alert

Shares in bellwether chipmaker Micron Technology slid 8 per cent in US after-hours trade as it met rather than topped lofty revenue expectations. Japan's Nikkei fell 1 per cent.

Asian shares shaky as investors wary before US inflation data, yen lurks

Risk sentiment was also capped as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials kept near-term US rate cut expectations in check in a boost to the dollar

Asian shares subdued, yen at record lows; treasuries little changed

Oil prices were flat for the day. Brent futures held at $85.95 a barrel while US crude was little changed at$81.60 a barrel

Self-confident Asia charts its own course, diversifies ties beyond West

Desire to make an Asia for Asians, without the overbearing influence of the West, is not new

Asian shares drop after Wall Street closes another winning week

Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after US stocks coasted to the close of their latest winning week on Friday, even as Nvidia's stock cooled further from its startling, supernova run. US futures and oil prices dropped. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index rose 0.7 per cent to 38,869.94, making it the sole major benchmark in Asia to post gains on Monday. The yen weakened to 159.93 per dollar during morning trading. Minutes of the Japanese central bank's last policy meeting released Monday put the yen under renewed pressure as it indicated that Any change in the policy interest rate should be considered only after economic indicators confirm that, for example, the CPI inflation rate has clearly started to rebound and medium-to long-term inflation expectations have risen. Meanwhile, it was reported that Masato Kanda from the Minister of Finance said officials are ready to intervene to support the currency at any time. Elsewhere, Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 1.2 per cent to 17,815.42,

Asian stocks hold on to gains; BoE in focus ahead of rate decision meeting

Apart from the BoE, investors will also watch out for central bank decisions from Switzerland and Norway on Thursday to set the tone for global rates outlook

Asian stocks rise to their highest on tech rally, Fed rate cut wagers

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.59%, while blue chip stocks in China were 0.42% lower. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.3%

Asian stocks push higher; Australian dollar firm ahead of RBA rate decision

The main market focus in Asian hours on Tuesday was on the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) policy decision, where expectations are for the central bank to stand pat on rates

Asian shares brace for a slew of Chinese economic news, euro pressure

There was also talk the People's Bank of China (PBOC) could cut a key lending rate by 10 basis points, in part due to surprisingly weak bank lending data released on Friday

Asian stocks slide, dollar at all time high, yen wobbles ahead of BOJ meet

The dollar was hovering near a one-month high on the back of the hawkish tone from the Fed this week

Asia stocks trade in narrow range as European politics adds new risks

S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures both eased 0.1 per cent in Asian trading, after edging higher on Monday

Asia shares set for weekly gains as major central banks cut rates

The European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a well-telegraphed rate cut on Thursday, a day after the Bank of Canada became the first G7 nation to trim its key policy rate

Asian shares retreat as global investors question US economic strength

In Europe, investors expect the European Central Bank on Thursday to cut the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent

Asian shares drift after rally, Wall Street reopens amid rate cut bets

Japan's Nikkei, on the other hand, slipped 0.3 per cent, reversing some of the 0.7 per cent advance a day ago

Asian shares surge ahead of critical US inflation data, rate cut expected

Holidays in the United States and UK made for thin trading ahead of Friday's figures on core personal consumption expenditures

Asian stocks edge up on Nvidia hopes, NZ dollar jumps as bond yields spike

New Zealand's central bank offered a sobering assessment of its inflation problems, warning that rates would have to be higher

Asia stocks slip as investors await Fed meeting to gauge possible rate cut

Japan's Nikkei was a rare bright spot, rising 0.2%, adding to the previous day's 0.73% rally