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Asia markets poised to open mixed as investors gear up for U.S. elections, China parliament meeting
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Asia markets poised to open mixed as investors gear up for U.S. elections, China parliament meeting

BEIJNG, CHINA – NOVEMBER 13: Illuminated skyscrapers stand at the central business district at sunset on November 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Gao Zehong/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday as investors gear up for a busy week that includes […]

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China’s manufacturing output swings back into expansion in October, private survey finds
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China’s manufacturing output swings back into expansion in October, private survey finds

Workers assemble at a workshop of an equipment manufacturing enterprise in Yunmenshan Street, Qingzhou city, East China’s Shandong province, Aug. 9, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity swung back into expansion among smaller manufacturers in October, according to a private survey released on Friday. The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI came in […]

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Asia markets set for a mixed open after key Wall Street benchmarks clock worst day in 2 months
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Asia markets set for a mixed open after key Wall Street benchmarks clock worst day in 2 months

SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Friday, after Wall Street benchmarks the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 suffered their worst day in nearly two months […]

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China’s factory activity expands for the first time since April, official survey shows
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China’s factory activity expands for the first time since April, official survey shows

Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s official purchasing managers’ index for October came in at 50.1, in expansionary territory for the first time since April, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Thursday. The data beat expectations […]

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Asia markets mostly slip ahead of Bank of Japan decision, China factory activity figures
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Asia markets mostly slip ahead of Bank of Japan decision, China factory activity figures

Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), speaks during a news conference at the central bank’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slipped Thursday as investors look to the Bank of Japan’s rate decision, as well as key business activity figures from China. Economists polled by Reuters […]

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Standard Chartered lifts income guidance again after beating third-quarter profit forecasts
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Standard Chartered lifts income guidance again after beating third-quarter profit forecasts

Standard Chartered Plc bank branch in Hong Kong Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Standard Chartered on Wednesday upgraded its 2024 income guidance as it posted profits in the third quarter that beat expectations, driven by record performance in its wealth management division. Here are Standard Chartered’s results compared with LSEG SmartEstimate, which is weighted […]

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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open; Australia inflation data in focus
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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open; Australia inflation data in focus

The Australian flag is in front of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 14, 2024.  Kristof Z. Markovics | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set for a mixed open Wednesday after key Wall Street benchmarks rose, with the Nasdaq Composite closing at a new record high as tech stocks gained. Traders in […]

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HSBC announces  billion share buyback as third-quarter earnings beat expectations
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HSBC announces $3 billion share buyback as third-quarter earnings beat expectations

HSBC Holdings Plc building at Canada Square in Canary Wharf financial district on 15th August 2023 in London, United Kingdom.   Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Boosted by strong revenue growth, Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations as it embarks on a major restructuring that will […]

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbs, yen drops as political uncertainty after elections clouds rate-hike path
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbs, yen drops as political uncertainty after elections clouds rate-hike path

TOPSHOT – Officials look on as people vote during the general election at a polling station set up at a local school in Tokyo on October 27, 2024. Japan voted on October 27 in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst […]

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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open ahead of Japan elections; Tokyo inflation slows
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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open ahead of Japan elections; Tokyo inflation slows

Tokyo, Japan skyline with the Tokyo Tower Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly fall Friday, with investors awaiting Japan’s general election over the weekend. Japan also released its October inflation numbers for the capital city of Tokyo on Friday, its last key economic data before the election. The […]

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