Asian shares wary of Fed rate outlook, high bond yieldsThe Federal Reserve will lead the pack on Wednesday with markets pricing a 96% probability it will cut rates by 25 basis points to a new ra...
16 Dec, 2024, 06.38 AM IST
Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyonce surges ahead of Taylor Swift with 11 nodsFollowing Beyoncé's remarkable lead with 11 nominations, the second-highest honors are shared in a four-way tie by Billie Eilish, Kendrick ...
09 Nov, 2024, 08.31 AM IST
Asian stocks look to extend rally on China, US rate hopesStocks had firmed on Friday after a benign August payrolls report hardened expectations for an end to rate hikes.While the headline jobs nu...
04 Sep, 2023, 07.47 AM IST
Asian market stutters as China doles out meagre rate cutDisappointment at the meagre move saw Chinese blue chips ease 0.3%, while the Australian dollar took a dip as a liquid proxy for China risk...
21 Aug, 2023, 07.57 AM IST
Australia, NZ dollars caught in crossfire from China woes, US yieldsThe Aussie was pinned at $0.6411, having shed 1.3% for the week so far to hit a nine-month trough of $0.6365. There is little in the way of...
18 Aug, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
Asian shares wary ahead of US, China inflation dataJapan's Nikkei slipped 1.0% to test its July low. A summary of the last Bank of Japan meeting showed members felt making yield policy more ...
07 Aug, 2023, 07.48 AM IST
Asian shares extend gains; wary eye on Japan yieldsThe early impetus for shares was positive following Friday's U.S. data showing an easing in wage costs and core inflation, which fuelled ho...
31 Jul, 2023, 07.59 AM IST
Asia shares brace for China data to disappointThe Chinese economy is forecast to have grown just 0.5% in the second quarter, though the annual pace will be flattered by base effects at ...
17 Jul, 2023, 07.52 AM IST
Asia in wary mood for US inflation, earnings testsThe jump in developed world yields caused ripples in currency markets, particularly in carry trades where investors borrow yen at super-low...
10 Jul, 2023, 07.40 AM IST
Nikkei leads Asia higher, China struggles to keep upAsian shares rose, driven by demand for tech stocks in Japan. The outlook for the Chinese economy and U.S. interest rates is expected to be...
03 Jul, 2023, 07.49 AM IST
Asian shares edge up with Wall Street futures, mood fragileNasdaq futures made the early running with a rise of 1.0%, while S&P 500 futures bounced 0.6%. Recently, both have had a habit of gaining i...
20 Jun, 2022, 07.31 AM IST
New Zealand dollar climbs as central bank hikes, predicts a lot more to comeThe New Zealand dollar climbed on Wednesday after the country's central bank raised interest rates by half a point and sharply lifted its p...
25 May, 2022, 08.28 AM IST
Australia, NZ dollars blocked by chart barriers, virus surgeThe Australian and New Zealand dollars were taking a breather on Friday after again faltering at major chart barriers, while an explosion o...
31 Dec, 2021, 07.53 AM IST
Asia shares try to rally, retail crowd catches silver bugMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan recouped early losses to rise 0.7%, bouncing after four straight sessions of los...
01 Feb, 2021, 08.32 AM IST
Yen firms, yuan falls as Trump escalates China trade warThe market was again thin as Japan remains on holiday, though China was open.
06 May, 2019, 08.08 AM IST
Sino-US trade talks a tonic as markets wager on Fed rate cutThe overall mood was still fragile as Japan's Nikkei skidded 2.75 per cent.
04 Jan, 2019, 03.52 PM IST
Shares knocked after new US tariff threat on Chinese goodsOil prices eased in early trade with Brent off 9 cents at $78.00 a barrel, while US crude fell 17 cents to $68.82
17 Sep, 2018, 02.46 PM IST