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Asian shares mixed as holiday-shortened week begins on shaky note

Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday after stocks in Wall Street shook off a choppy start to finish higher the previous day as it kicked off a holiday-shortened week. US futures were little changed and oil prices rose. Honda shares surged more than 16 per cent as the Japanese auto giant announced an up to 1.1 trillion yen (USD 7 billion) share buyback and meanwhile, held a merger talk with Nissan. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors Corp. also had agreed to join the talks on integrating their businesses. Nissan's share shed 0.1 per cent on Tuesday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 per cent in morning trading to 39,055.35. South Korea's consumer sentiment sharply dropped in December amid rising concerns over political uncertainty following the parliament's impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The decline hit the lowest level since November 2022, when a Halloween crowd crus

Asian stocks rise on Fed cut hopes, Aussie soars on strong jobs data

The Australian dollar surged after employment data topped estimates by a wide margin

Asian shares dip on South Korea slump, busy week for central banks

Mood was generally upbeat after US November payrolls showed enough of a recovery to assuage concerns of a slowdown

Asian stocks mixed as US data fuels hopes of Fed interest rate cuts

The S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow all notched record highs overnight and bitcoin, at times a barometer of the mood, was back within a whisker of $100,000

Global stocks rise ahead of Nvidia earnings; Bitcoin hits record high

The MSCI All-World index, which ended the day up 0.4 per cent on Tuesday, was flat on Wednesday, while European shares rallied 0.4 per cent and US stock index futures rose 0.2 per cent

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