* MSCI ex-Japan reverses initial gains, falls from 3-week high * China and Hong Kong stocks down, CSI300 down 1% * The dollar softens to two-week lows. * Crude oil prices rise …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks prepare for slow start after Wall Street retreats from all-time highs
April 7 (Reuters) – Asia stocks are set to open slowly on Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded from all-time highs reached in previous sessions as investors look to the upcoming earnings season …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally on US recovery prospects.
By Tom Westbrook, Chibuike Oguh * MSCI AxJ Index rises 0.4% to a two-week high * The US dollar index remains near a two-week low * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 SINGAPORE / …
Read More »Oil rises 4% on fear that the Suez Canal blockade will last for weeks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 4% on Friday on concerns that global supplies of crude and refined products will be disrupted for weeks as workers try to dislodge …
Read More »WORLD MARKETS-Recovery of yields on stocks and bonds; the dollar shows strength
* Economic optimism offset by concerns about US-China tensions. * Euro / dollar lower since November due to divergent COVID outlook * Oil Settles as Efforts to Refloat Stranded Tanker Suez Continue …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian equities falter in volatile trading as China tech sell-off weighs on
By Stanley White, Katanga Johnson * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Threat of US Exclusion Shakes China Tech * Bargain hunting for growth stocks supports other markets * Oil falls but the …
Read More »Tugboats work to free giant container ship stranded in Suez Canal
CAIRO (Reuters) – Europe’s shortest sea route to Asia remained blocked on Wednesday as 10 tugs struggled to free one of the world’s largest container ships after it ran aground in the …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks fall, dollar soars in flight to safety
SYDNEY, March 24 (Reuters) – Asian stocks hit a two-week low on Wednesday, oil weakened further and the dollar approached four-month highs as the coronavirus locks in Europe and potential gains Taxation …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks lose gains as China worries rise
By Alun John, Chris Prentice HONG KONG / WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Asian equities reversed earlier gains on Tuesday, weighed down by Chinese markets as investors took profit from a recent …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian Stocks Pull Back as Investors Await FOMC Result
By Kevin Buckland, Elizabeth Dilts Marshall * Investors looking for signs of faster policy normalization. * The Fed is likely to make more optimistic forecasts, but no policy change is expected * …
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