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Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as investors await China trade data
The view of Nanjing Road East Pedestrian Mall, the main shopping street in Shanghai. Bruce Yuanyue Bi | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday as investors awaited China’s April trade data amid worries of a significant slowdown in exports growth due to U.S tariffs. Economists polled by Reuters estimate outbound […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed after U.S. Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged
A screen showing the Shanghai composite index (top), Shenzhen component index (C) and Beijing stock exchange 50 index (bottom) in Jing’an district in Shanghai on April 9, 2025. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed after the U.S. Federal Reserve expectedly kept rates unchanged. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 opened 0.28% higher, […]
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Australia stocks open flat as investors assess trade developments in Asia-Pacific
SHANGHAI, CHINA – APRIL 29: Pedestrians walk by lampposts decorated with Chinese national flags prior to May Day holiday on April 29, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Australia stocks opened flat Tuesday as investors assessed trade developments between the U.S. and […]
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Hong Kong stocks lead gains in Asia as China evaluates possibility of trade talks with the U.S.
Hongdae street in Seoul city, South Korea Twenty47studio | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose after China said that it was evaluating possible trade talks with the U.S. Markets in the region also trailed gains on Wall Street after all three key benchmarks advanced overnight on optimism that a slowdown in the global economy […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors parse key regional data
Cityscape and Tokyo Tower at sunset, Tokyo, Japan. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed Wednesday as traders parse a slew of key economic data in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.14% while the Topix added 0.5%. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.2% and the Kosdaq dipped 0.25%. Australia’s benchmark […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. consumers are starting to feel the pinch of Trump tariffs
A Dollar Store on April 1, 2024, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tariffs unleashed — and temporarily, almost capriciously, paused — by U.S. President Donald Trump have given governments across the world a headache as they figure out how to minimize disruptions to their economies. But the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade sluggishly as impact of Trump tariffs on Wall Street’s earnings loom
Sunset view of Yarra river and Melbourne skyscrapers business office building with evening skyline in Victoria, Australia. Australia tourism, modern city life, or business finance and economy concept Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets had a sluggish open as investors awaited the extent of the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await further stimulus from China
Shanghai urban skyline and the bund, China. Comezora | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose higher Monday as investors await further stimulus measures from China as well as developments in trade negotiations between the U.S. and countries in the region. Over the weekend, China’s finance minister Lan Fo’an said that the Asian powerhouse will […]
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Hong Kong stocks lead gains in Asia on hopes of de-escalation in U.S.-China tensions
The view of Nanjing Road East Pedestrian Mall, the main shopping street in Shanghai. Bruce Yuanyue Bi | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Wednesday, after all three key benchmarks on Wall Street advanced overnight on optimism that U.S.-China trade tensions could ease. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade subdued after Trump’s attack on Fed chair sends Wall Street tumbling
Bank of Japan likely to pause rate hikes in May, says Moody’s Analytics The Bank of Japan is likely to pause rate hikes in its May meeting in part due to market uncertainty and softer inflation, said Moody’s Analytics. “The Bank of Japan looks set to hold its fire at its upcoming policy meeting, with […]
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