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Asian shares powered by tech rally, yen revives
Business, Published on 04/05/2024
» RECAP: Hong Kong led gains across most Asian and European markets on Friday thanks to a surge in tech giants, while the yen extended gains against the dollar on revived hopes for US interest rate cuts.
Shares dip amid rate uncertainty, high oil prices
Business, Published on 06/04/2024
» RECAP: Shares in Asia declined yesterday, tracking US stocks as interest rate uncertainty, high oil prices and geopolitical tensions weighed on sentiment.
Asian investors take profits after upbeat week
Published on 23/03/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets slipped yesterday on profit-taking after a big rally the day before, but Japan's Nikkei closed at an all-time high, underpinned by record gains on Wall Street overnight, strength in automakers' stocks and a weaker yen.
Shares retreat as rate-cut bets weaken
Business, Published on 16/03/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks retreated on Friday, tracking tech-led declines on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected US inflation weakened the case for imminent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Favourable US inflation report cheers investors
Published on 02/03/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets advanced yesterday, led by Japan, as US stocks reached fresh highs after the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation indicator met consensus forecasts.
Tech-led rally lifting equities worldwide
Business, Published on 24/02/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets gained for a second day on Friday, as a global rally led by technology stocks pushed markets from the US to Europe and Japan to all-time highs.
Asian shares advance on China stimulus hopes
Published on 10/02/2024
» RECAP: Stocks in Asia recorded a third straight weekly gain before many markets closed for Chinese New Year, after a flurry of stimulus announcements from China as it attempted to stem a severe equity market slump.
Asian rally on pause as China news awaited
Business, Published on 27/01/2024
» RECAP: The rally in most Asian markets was interrupted yesterday, with profit-taking seen in Hong Kong and Shanghai as traders await more guidance on China's plans to support the country's battered economy.
Thai SEC tightens high-yield bond oversight after defaults, Stark scandal
Published on 22/01/2024
» Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is stepping up supervision of high-yield bonds to boost payment safeguards and investor confidence after several recent defaults and a major accounting scandal rocked the market for speculative debt, a senior official said.
Bitcoin’s ETF hangover saddles token with worst streak in a month
Published on 15/01/2024
» Bitcoin posted its worst streak in about a month as the fanfare over new US exchange-traded funds for the largest digital asset subsided.