Page 22 - Asian Stocks

As US inflation cools, Asian stocks head for 5th straight month of gains

Asian markets were little fazed by the first US presidential debate between Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump ahead of the November election

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 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,

Global investors turn cautious on once favourite Japanese stocks

Foreign investors, who helped push up Japanese shares to a record high just a few months ago and beat overseas peers, became net sellers for a fourth straight week through June 14

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 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 rally, bond yields fall as investors assess Fed outlook

Japanese shares underperformed and the yen inched down against the dollar, as the Bank of Japan began its two-day policy meeting

Asian shares remain steady, dollar firm ahead of US inflation data report

European markets are also set to open slightly higher, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures up 0.3 per cent and the FTSE futures gaining 0.4 per cent

Asian stocks rise, dollar steady on rate-cut wagers, spotlight on India

Investor worries of a cooling US economy, however, kept a lid on risk appetite, while the focus in Asia is on how Indian markets fare after stocks sank and the rupee slid

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

Asia stocks rise on rate cut hopes, better-than-expected China's PMI data

Investors are a lot less dovish on the Fed, seeing little prospect of a move until September and even that is far from a done deal

Asian stocks gain, yen stable, dollar drifts as inflation tests await

A downward revision to consumer spending meant the US economy grew more slowly than expected in the first quarter, data showed on Thursday

Global rate anxiety sparks slump in Asian stocks, bonds

The latest halt in the global risk rally has come on the back of data pointing to lingering inflationary pressures across major economies

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 stocks fall, dollar advances amid wavering rate cut expectations

Data on Thursday showed US jobless claims dropped while S&P Global's Flash PMI survey showed business activity expanded

Several key Asian share benchmarks fall on patient approach to rate cuts

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost 0.57 per cent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index was one of the biggest decliners

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