Asian markets mostly rose Monday following last week's strong performance, with traders focused on a closely followed meeting of central bank chiefs where the Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell is due to deliver a key speech.
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1 week agoAsian markets mostly rose Monday following last week's strong performance, with traders focused on a closely followed meeting of central bank chiefs where the Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell is due to deliver a key speech.
31 minutes agoGold hit a record high on Friday as global stock markets gained on reassuring data about the health of the world's biggest economy and likely US interest rate cuts.
2 days agoAsia shares were headed for a weekly gain on Friday and Japan's benchmark Nikkei was poised for its best week in over four years as upbeat risk sentiment spilled over from Wall Street, while the dollar and US Treasury yields held broadly steady.
3 days agoAsian markets mostly mirrored positive strides on Wall Street in early trade Thursday, as easing US consumer inflation buoyed hopes that a big interest rate cut was around the corner and economic growth in Japan outpaced expectations.
3 days agoAsian shares rose and the dollar nursed losses on Wednesday after soft US producer prices data stirred hopes that consumer price inflation would be benign, sending bond yields lower.
5 days agoGlobal investors are turning bearish on once-favored Japanese stocks following last week's turbulence as they reassess economic prospects and the viability of yen-funded trades.
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