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Asian shares choppy, dollar steady as traders await Powell speech

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…

Asian stocks firm as investors look to tariff negotiations, earnings

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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…