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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open ahead of Australia’s inflation numbers
The Melbourne skyline is reflected in the Maribyrnong River in the early morning light on April 18, 2023. William West | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on Wednesday, ahead of Australia’s July inflation numbers. Minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s last meeting revealed that the central bank had […]
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Most Asia markets track declines in key Wall Street indexes; investors assess China industrial profits
An aerial photo is showing containers at Beilun Port in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, on April 11, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets largely fell on Tuesday, tracking losses in the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq overnight, while investors assessed industrial profit data out of China. China’s industrial profits from January to […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as Middle East tensions rise, Powell signals rate cuts
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed on Monday as Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes on Sunday, while investors assessed dovish comments by […]
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Asia markets set for lower open as investors await Jackson Hole meeting, assess Japan inflation data
A customer shops at a supermarket in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on Friday as investors await U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole. In the past, Powell has outlined broad policy initiatives and provided clues about the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly open stronger ahead of Bank of Korea rate decision; investors assess Fed minutes
People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher on Thursday, as investors assess flash business activity data from Australia, Japan and India throughout the trading day and keep an […]
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JD.com leads losses in Hong Kong, falling 10% after Walmart confirms stake sale
Signage at JD.com’s warehouse in Shanghai, China, on Mar. 9, 2022. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday added over 80 firms to its list of entities facing possible expulsion from American exchanges, which include China’s JD.com, Pinduoduo, Bilibili, and NetEase. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open as Wall Street rally falters, Japan trade data on deck
A flag of Japan flies near cargo containers at Tokyo’s Odaiba Waterfront on August 6, 2020. BEHROUZ MEHRI | Contributor | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street as both the S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite snapped an eight day winning streak. The S&P 500 slid 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.33%. […]
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