Tech drives initial rally, but stock traders cautious after weak US data Divergent views among Fed officials clouds outlook for December rate cut RBA refrains from rate cut, as widely expected TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Asian stock markets from Tokyo to Taipei and Seoul retreated from all-time highs on Tuesday, with investors booking profits…
Asia stocks hover near highest since February 2021 Dollar firms after hawkish tilt from some Fed policymakers Earnings focus now to be on tech firms Japan closes for holiday, trading in Asia likely to be muted SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Monday as the U.S.-China trade truce and soaring spending on…
SYDNEY, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that China’s Premier Li Qiang would visit Australia next year on a trip that may include a stop at Uluru, the giant monolith in central Australia. “Premier Li will visit Australia next year, we’ve discussed that,” Albanese told Sky News television, according…
BEIJING, Oct 31 (Reuters) – China’s Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Friday atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, Chinese state media reported. It was the seventh mission to the permanently inhabited Chinese space station since…
Item 1 of 3 U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein [1/3]U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after…
Xi to hold first talks with Japan’s new leader Takaichi Canada seeks to restart engagement with China Host South Korea warns of changes to free trade order Bessent stands in for Trump at APEC summit discussions GYEONGJU, Oct 31 (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping will take centre stage at an annual gathering of Pacific Rim…
BUSAN, South Korea/BEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump hailed a meeting with China’s Xi Jinping as “amazing” and “12” on a 10-point scale, but the agreement the two leaders reached appears to be no more than a fragile truce in a trade war with root causes still unresolved. The framework announced on…
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States will cut its tariffs on Chinese goods related to fentanyl to 10% from 20%, after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. Xi will work “very hard to stop the flow” of fentanyl,…
BOJ stands pat on rates, yen falls Currency reaction muted after Trump-Xi meeting; details awaited Trump says trade deal with China could be signed on Thursday Traders reduce expectations for 25bp Fed cut in December SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The yen fell on Thursday in the wake of the Bank of Japan’s decision to…
Fed’s Powell hints 25 bps cut may be last of 2025 BOJ expected to leave rates on hold for now ECB also seen standing pat Trump and Xi to meet in South Korea, de-escalation expected U.S. tech sector earnings weigh on stocks SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Asian stocks fluctuated between gains and losses early…