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20.08 / 01:59

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Asian stocks rose, following a buoyant session on Wall Street amid bets the Federal Reserve will soon signal it’s ready to start cutting interest rates. Shares advanced in Japan, South Korea and Australia. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index headed for a third day of gains while Hong Kong futures also pointed to a rise. The advance was fueled by a bullish mood in the US, where the S&P 500 climbed for an eighth straight day — the longest winning streak this year.

07.08 / 01:29

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Equity benchmarks dropped in Japan and Australia, while futures pointed to modest gains in Hong Kong. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose on Tuesday — following a Japan-led rebound in Asia — with both climbing 1% after a global meltdown. Wall Street’s “fear gauge” — the VIX — saw its biggest plunge since 2010.

02.08 / 03:35

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Asian stocks tumbled as sentiment was hit by a triple whammy of a Japan selloff, a global tech rout and weakness in the US economy. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped as much as 2.8%, the most since June 2022, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Tokyo Electron Ltd. among the biggest drags. Japan’s Topix Index headed for a technical correction, while benchmarks in the tech-heavy markets of South Korea and Taiwan fell about 3%.

23.07 / 02:17

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Wall Street as investors looked beyond Joe Biden ending his reelection campaign to focus on the start of the tech earnings season. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index snapped a three-day decline, as shares from Japan to South Korea and Australia rose at the open. That followed a 1.1% jump in the S&P 500, ahead of earnings from Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc. due later Tuesday.

22.07 / 02:09

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dollar slipped and Asian stocks fell after Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. China’s central bank cut a key short-term interest rate. A Bloomberg gauge of the US currency’s strength fell 0.2% Monday after the US President bowed to pressure from the Democrats and pulled out of the November election race, while the Mexican peso climbed. US stock futures gained.

19.07 / 01:37

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economic weakness overwhelmed the market’s optimism surrounding interest-rate cuts. Shares in Japan, South Korea and Australia dropped. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Thursday, extending a drop from the prior session and placing the benchmark on track for its largest weekly decline since April.

17.07 / 07:29

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Asian stocks are mostly lower even as investors wager that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while Australia's benchmark hit a new record

15.07 / 02:06

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Asian stocks were mixed as the US dollar rose after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump reinforced bets that his chances of winning the presidential election have increased. A Bloomberg gauge of the greenback’s strength against major peers climbed 0.2% in Asia while S&P 500 contracts were little changed. US Treasury futures fell, indicating yields will rise when cash trading begins in London. Cash trading of US bonds is closed in Asia due to a holiday in Japan.

13.07 / 12:22

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US shares touched a fresh peak as economic data supported the case for Federal Reserve rate cuts. A gauge for equities in the region gained for a fifth straight session as Japan’s Topix hit a record intraday high and shares in South Korea and Australia advanced. The S&P rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq climbed 0.9% to both set new highs Wednesday in a shortened session ahead of a US holiday. Contracts for US equities were steady in early Asian trading.

13.07 / 06:05

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tech stocks lifted US and global shares to new highs ahead of inflation data due later Thursday. Equities in Japan and Australia and futures for Hong Kong stocks all rose, echoing the bullish pulse on Wall Street on Wednesday that led the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 each more than 1% higher to records. The S&P 500 has advanced in each of the past seven sessions, its longest winning streak since November, helping propel a gauge of global equities to a record.

12.07 / 14:20

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interest-rate cuts after Jerome Powell cited signals that the US is back on a disinflationary path. Equity benchmarks climbed in Japan, Australia and South Korea, while futures for Hong Kong stocks pointed to a positive start. Contracts for the S&P 500 edged lower after the benchmark closed above 5,500 for the first time — the gauge’s 32nd record this year — to extend a blistering rally that has left analysts scrambling to update their targets. Tesla Inc. surged 10% to lead gains in megacaps, helping the Nasdaq 100 close above the 20,000 mark for the first time.

01.07 / 01:49

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Asian stocks were subdued on Monday as traders pondered the U.S rates outlook, while the euro edged higher after the far-right won a smaller share of the vote in the first round of France's shock snap election than some polls had projected. The euro was 0.32% higher at $1.0747, while European stock futures rose 1% as exit polls showed Marine Le Pen's eurosceptic National Rally emerged ahead in the first round of the French vote but with fewer votes than some analysts had forecast.

25.06 / 07:25

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Asian stocks rise after another slide for Wall Street heavyweight Nvidia kept U.S. indexes mixed Monday, even as the majority of stocks rallied

20.06 / 03:13

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Asian stocks took a breather on Thursday, hovering near their highest in two years as traders waited for more U.S. policy clues, while sterling was steady before a Bank of England meeting where rates are expected to remain unchanged. Apart from the BoE, investors will also watch out for central bank decisions from Switzerland and Norway on Thursday to set the tone for global rates outlook.

14.06 / 02:47

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Asian stocks fell on Friday as investors pondered the outlook for U.S. rates after the Federal Reserve tempered its rate-cut views even as inflation came in softer than expected, while the yen was shaky before the Bank of Japan's policy meeting. The dollar was hovering near a one-month high on the back of the hawkish tone from the Fed this week, while political uncertainty in Europe kept the euro under pressure.

07.06 / 11:42

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Asian stocks are mixed after a steady Thursday on Wall Street as markets anticipate the key U.S. jobs data that will be revealed later in the day

30.05 / 03:03

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Asian stocks were a sea of red on Thursday and bonds slid on bets global interest rates would stay higher for longer, as investors looked to key inflation readings at the end of the week for further clues on the future path of monetary policy. The dollar rode U.S. Treasury yields higher while gold remained under pressure on renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut rates any time soon.

24.05 / 03:05

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Asian stocks fell on Friday, while the dollar advanced as strong U.S. economic data bolstered the prospect of interest rates staying higher for longer and the Federal Reserve taking its time in cutting rates, keeping investors away from risky assets. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.5% and was on course for a 1% weekly decline, snapping its four-week winning streak. Japan's Nikkei fell 1.45%.

20.05 / 04:51

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Asian stocks have advanced after U.S. stock indexes drifted near their records on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing above 40,000 for the first time

17.05 / 02:51

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Asian stocks inched lower on Friday as traders pondered the near term U.S. monetary policy path after Federal Reserve officials suggested that interest rates may need to stay higher for longer even as inflation shows early signs of easing. Data on Wednesday showed cooling U.S. consumer price inflation, prompting markets to swiftly price in at least two rate cuts this year but the excitement soon fizzled out as the latest report showed the labour market remains tight, while central bankers were still cautious about inflation.

03.05 / 03:31

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Asian stocks rallied on Friday after Apple's record $110 billion share buyback plan lifted the tech sector, while the yen put more distance from recent 34-year lows to cap a tumultuous week that saw suspected interventions from Tokyo. With markets in Japan and mainland China closed on Friday, regional trading activity is likely to be subdued as traders look ahead to the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data later in the day.

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