Japan's Nikkei closes above 30,000 on earnings rebound, economy growth hopesEquities also got a boost after data showed Japan's gross domestic product grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter.
Japan stocks end lower, but SoftBank soars on DoorDash listingThe benchmark Nikkei share average fell 0.23% to 26,756.24.
Pound drops as Brexit impasse unsettled after Johnson-von der Leyen meetingThe European Commission and Britain remained "far apart" on Brexit trade deal, the bloc's chief executive said after what she described as ...
Nikkei closes at near 3-decade high as Biden edges closer to winFor the week, both the indexes gained more than 5% each to mark their biggest weekly gains since late-May.
Japan stocks end lower as firmer yen, US political uncertainty weighSome traders are also reducing their exposure to riskier assets ahead of the U.S. elections, which could cap gains in Japanese shares. Risi...
US vice presidential debate reinforces concerns of policy deadlockS&P 500 index futures rose 0.3% as the debate ended, building on earlier gains of 0.16%, but analysts say neither side emerged a clear winn...
Risk currencies recover after Navarro walks back China commentsThe Australian dollar, which had fallen as much as 0.7%, turned positive on the day to last stand at $0.6922.
Dollar eases on defiant economic hopes, negative rates spectreThe dollar's index against a basket of six other major currencies slipped to 99.829 from Thursday's high of 100.40.
Yen firm, riskier currencies wobble as policymakers grapple with pandemicGlobal risk assets were routed over the past several days, with turmoil engulfing many markets on worries the outbreak and draconian contai...
Yen rises, yuan falls after China's Hubei reports sharp rise in virus casesIn the offshore market, the yuan fell 0.16 per cent to 6.9840 yuan.
Dollar edges up, kiwi slides as RBNZ flags possible rate cutThe dollar index versus a basket of six major currencies was up 0.2 per cent at 96.912, adding to modest gains made overnight.
Dollar licks wounds after soft data fans bets on dovish FedThe dollar's index against a basket of six major currencies stood at 96.564.
Dollar holds onto gains as trade tensions lingerTrump does what he says he'll do in one form or another, so I expect tariffs will be implemented
World’s biggest pension fund adds $23 billion as stocks reboundThe return puts the fund back on track after a January-March loss halted six quarters of gains.
From stocks to currencies, what Trump's Syria strike did to global marketsThe move triggered an instant reaction across stocks to commodities and currencies, raising questions about Trump’s foreign and national-se...
World’s biggest pension fund GPIF loses $52 billion as stocks slumpThe quarterly decline follows a 5.3 trillion yen loss in the fiscal year through March, the worst annual performance since the global finan...
Japan escapes big fat finger error as orders worth $617 billion scrappedMore than 40 requests to transact shares totaling 67.78 trillion yen ($617 billion) — greater than the size of Sweden’s economy -- were voi...