By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Stocks in Asia edged higher in a shaky start on Friday as anxious traders awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. Financial markets are looking out for Powell to provide clues about the likelihood of a September rate cut in the…
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian share markets held their ground near a four-year peak on Tuesday, buoyed by Wall Street’s closing record high ahead of a slate of corporate earnings while investors took stock of tariff negotiations between the U.S. and its trading partners. The Japanese markets returned to action after a holiday in…
(Bloomberg) — US stock-index futures climbed in early Asia trading on signs that the next round of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could be more measured than had previously been suggested. Asian equity futures pointed to an early loss. Most Read from Bloomberg S&P 500 futures rose 0.4% after the cash market closed marginally higher…