By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Thursday is shaping up to be a huge day for markets in Asia as investors brace for a deluge of major corporate and economic newsflow, topped by the Bank of Japan’s policy decision and China’s official purchasing managers index surveys for…
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday with Japan’s benchmark index gaining more than 1% after a rally in technology stocks propelled the Nasdaq composite to a record high. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1.3% to 20,438.54 and the Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.6% to 3,267.42. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225…
(Bloomberg) — The yen extended losses to 1% while Japanese stocks climbed Monday as investors mulled the implications of the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner losing their majority. Most Read from Bloomberg The slide in the currency as far as 153.86 against the dollar came after four straight weekly declines. That’s again raised…
The dollar rose to a one-month high versus the yen on Thursday as robustness in the U.S. jobs market backed the idea that the Federal Reserve does not need to rush to cut interest rates. Iryna Ustenko | Istock | Getty Images The dollar rose to a one-month high versus the yen on Thursday as…
Tokyo’s Nikkei index has been battered by a stronger yen (Richard A. Brooks) Stocks plunged more than four percent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba’s election last week as the head of Japan’s ruling party, which boosted expectations the Bank of Japan will continue hiking interest rates. However,…
An Australian one-hundred dollar banknote, top, and a New Zealand one-hundred dollar banknote are arranged for a photograph in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Australian and New Zealand dollars scaled multi-month peaks on Wednesday while sterling hit its highest in more than two years against…
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks traded in a narrow range on Monday as investors weighed a raft of data which reinforced concerns about the health of China’s economy. Most Read from Bloomberg South Korean shares eked out a gain while Australian equities fell and futures pointed to a lower start in Hong Kong. Cash trading of…
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Wednesday as investors awaited an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the first in more than four years. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.2% in early trading to 7,474.92, while Germany’s DAX inched down less than 0.1% to 18,723.53. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.5% to 8,268.29….