Market Report - Asia
Asia: Stocks mixed as traders mull Yellen speech
Asia stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investors continued to digest Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech at Jackson Hole at the end of last week.
Asia: Stocks mixed after Japan inflation, before Jackson Hole
Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as traders digested worse-than-expected core Japanese inflation data and awaited the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole conference.
Asia: Stocks end lower ahead of Jackson Hole
Asia stocks closed in the red on Thursday as traders held back ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole conference.
Asia: Stocks mixed as oil prices drop, traders await Jackson Hole
Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as oil prices fell and traders awaited comments from Federal Reserve officials.
Asia: Stocks mostly lower ahead of Yellen speech
Asia stocks were mostly in the red on Tuesday as traders exercised caution ahead of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s speech later in the week.
Asia: Stocks mostly higher as investors await Yellen speech
Asia stocks were mostly higher on Monday as investors awaited remarks from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen at the central bank’s annual conference this week.
Asia: Stocks mixed as oil prices retreat on stronger dollar
Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as oil prices retreated on a stronger US dollar and profit taking in the Americas.
Asia: Stocks mixed as Fed minutes show indecision over interest rate hike
Asia stocks were mixed on Thursday as the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showed policymakers were divided over the timing of the next interest rate hike.
Asia report: Markets mixed as yen heads weaker
Markets in Asia ended mixed on Wednesday, following on from a lower finish in New York on Tuesday, though oil prices retained most of their strength.
Asia report: Markets lose steam and yen races towards dollar
Record closing levels in the US failed to blow steam into Asia on Tuesday, with Japan particularly slumping as the yen saw renewed strength.
Asia report: Japan markets trip up on poor GDP data
Most markets in Asia finished the first day of the week in the green on Monday, though shares in Japan fell after fresh data revealed the economy did not grow in the quarter through June.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Chinese data fails to impress
Most Asian markets ended higher on Friday, as traders turned a blind eye to a deluge of vanilla data in Chinese data as oil prices soared and US markets finished at record levels.
Asia report: Markets mixed as New Zealand cuts interest rates
Markets in Asia ended mixed on Thursday, after US stocks closed lower overnight and as investors awaited a raft of data from China on Friday.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as oil disappoints
Shares in Asia ended mixed on Wednesday, as traders concentrated on rollercoaster crude prices and looked towards a slew of Chinese data due this week.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Chinese inflation slows
Markets in Asia finished higher on Tuesday, with fresh data showing slower inflation in China and the Reserve Bank of India standing pat on monetary policy.
Asia report: Markets ahead on strong US jobs report
Asian markets were led higher by Japan on Monday, as investors shrugged off weak trade data from China and reacted to a stronger-than-expected US jobs report on Friday.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors await US jobs data
Markets in Asia finished Friday mixed, as traders kept their wallets in their pockets ahead of the key non-farm payrolls data in the US.
Asia report: Markets higher despite stronger yen
Markets in Asia finished higher on Thursday, with Japanese shares advancing after a stronger yen led to a choppy start.
Asia report: Most markets lower as Japan stimulus disappoints
Markets in Asia closed lower on Wednesday, as Japanese stocks sold off on disappointment with the latest stimulus package from the government.
Asia report: Shares fall as Japan approves stimulus, Australia cuts rates
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Tuesday, with Australian markets still faltering despite a further cut to interest rates from the Reserve Bank of Australia.