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Asian shares slide on unease over jump in bond yields as US inflation eyed

Bond yields have soared since Donald Trump was elected back to the White House last week on expectations lower taxes

Asian shares mixed, dollar drifts before megacap earnings, jobs data

Crude ticked up slightly following its plunge on Monday on signs the war in the Middle East would not widen

Asian shares mostly higher, Japan's Nikkei falls ahead of weekend election

Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday aside from in Japan, where investors were awaiting the outcome of an election on Sunday. US futures fell and oil prices rose. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office just weeks ago, called the snap general election to drum up support as the ruling Liberal Democrats grapple with a political funding scandal. Recent upheavals have added to uncertainty for markets, complicating the Bank of Japan's efforts to shift away from long-standing near-zero interest rates. Core inflation in Japan's capital was 1.8% in October, lower than the central bank's 2% target for the first time in five months, the government reported. That reinforced expectations that the central bank will keep its key interest rate unchanged at a policy meeting next week. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 1% to 37,771.79, while the Japanese yen rose against the U.S. dollar. Early Friday, the dollar was trading at 151.64 yen, down from 151.89 yen. Hong Kong's Hang Seng a

Asian stock markets set for blockbuster week as 'animal spirits' return

Around 20 companies from Asia Pacific are listing shares next week in deals that may raise as much as $8.3 billion

Asian stocks cautious after mixed China data, dollar firm on Fed view

US currency was also supported by recent market contemplation of a potential election victory for Donald Trump

'Trump trade' boosts dollar, Asian stocks await China housing policy news

Global bonds rallied after a surprisingly large drop in British inflation and as the European Central Bank is expected to announce its first back-to-back rate cut in 13 years

Asian shares extend rally, yen edges higher as BOJ holds rate steady

With more easing to come, investors are wagering on continued US economic growth

Asian shares tentative, dollar squashed by expectations of Fed rate cuts

Extended holidays in China and South Korea made for thin trading conditions

Asian shares try to stabilise after global sell-off, US data in focus

Oil prices were steady in early trading after dropping in the previous sessions on weak demand and supply woes

Asian shares set for solid monthly gain, dollar dips on US rate cut bets

Solid growth and resilience in the world's largest economy trumped investors' disappointment on Nvidia's underwhelming results

Asian shares track Wall Street futures lower as Nvidia's results disappoint

Investors now await US weekly jobless claims, which have gained prominence

Asian shares slip amid US rate cut hopes, Mideast tensions sap confidence

Gold prices were just shy of a record peak, while the dollar firmed and the yen hovered near its highest

Asian shares reach one-month high amid hopes for Fed rate cuts this week

US stock futures similarly rose, with S&P 500 futures last up 0.02 per cent while Nasdaq futures advanced 0.12 per cent

Asian shares, gold rise as rate cut hopes grow amid cooling inflation

Fed chair Jerome Powell speaks in Jackson Hole and investors assume he will acknowledge the case for a cut

Asian shares set to end rough week on a high, yen remains under pressure

Japan's Nikkei rose another 1.7 per cent on Friday, tracking a strong rebound on Wall Street overnight

Asian shares extend global rally, Nikkei stands out amid yen surge

Japan's Nikkei, tumbled 3 per cent as the strengthening yen clouded the outlook for the country's exporters

Yen choppy amid intervention concerns, Asian shares eye weekly gain

Moves in the yen against the dollar and other major currencies stole the spotlight on Friday

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

Indian bonds underpricing global index move, says ICICI Prudential AMC

India will be included in JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s key emerging market bond index as of next month