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TOKYO: Asian shareswere mostly higher Wednesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street that came ahead of some potentially market-moving reports due later in the week. The weak yen also piqued buying sentiment in Japan, as that boosts the…

HONG KONG: Asian investors struggled Friday to maintain the week's positive momentum as they eyed sharp losses on Wall Street that came after forecast-beating jobs data that suggested the Federal Reserve will have to keep lifting interest…

BANGKOK: Shares began the year mixed on Monday, with most markets closed for New Year holidays. This week brings employment data and minutes from the latest meeting of the Federal Reserve as it battles inflation. That will likely remain…

HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as the Covid surge in China cast a shadow over markets across the region. Investors had cheered the easing of China's strict zero-Covid controls -- which had hammered the…

SINGAPORE: Asian equitieswere subdued on Wednesday, while the dollar held firm, with investors looking for direction after China took further steps towards reopening its Covid-battered economy. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares…

BANGKOK: Shares rose Monday in Asia in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, with markets in Hong Kong, Sydney and several other places closed. Tokyo's Nikkei225 index gained 0.6% to 26,393.32 and the Kospi in Seoul added 0.2% to 2,318.54.…

SYDNEY: Asian stocks climbed into the black on Thursday after an upbeat reading on US consumers cheered Wall Street investors, while the yen added to its recent massive gains as Japanese bond yields shifted into a new higher range. In a…

SYDNEY: Asian share markets were trading mostly in negative territory on Tuesday, as investors anticipated a somewhat rocky road for China's unwinding of Covid restrictions and the prospect that US interest rates will rise higher than…

TOKYO: Asian stocks sagged on Thursday, tracking declines on Wall Street, after the US Federal Reserve projected higher interest rates for a longer period. US Treasury yields remained depressed and the curve deeply inverted as traders…

HONG KONG: Most markets rose Monday ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the week, with investors hoping for a less hawkish tilt in their plans for interest rates. A sense of relief has settled on trading floors over…