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Japan’s Nikkei set for near 4% plunge with Asia markets poised to open lower after Wall Street sell-off
An electronic stock board displayed inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on Friday with Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointing to a near 4% plunge for the index, extending losses from Thursday, after Wall Street sell-off […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed after Powell signals possible rate cut in September
Top view of Seoul in the morning in autumn 2016. Natthapol Bussai | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Thursday, after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that a rate cut could come in September if inflation data remains “encouraging.” This comes after the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee […]
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Asia markets are mixed as investors assess China business activity data, await Bank of Japan rate decision
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited the Bank of Japan’s rate decision and assessed China’s business […]
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Japan’s Nikkei jumps 2% to lead gains in Asia as traders assess U.S. inflation data, await BOJ meeting
Japan’s Mount Fuji seen in the Tokyo’s horizon on January 1, 2011. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading gains in the region after a key U.S. inflation report late last Friday raised hopes for an interest rate cut. The Nikkei rose 2.02%, while the […]
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Most Asia-Pacific markets rebound after sell-off as investors assess Tokyo CPI, await U.S. inflation data
Center street shibuya. David Gee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rebounded Friday, after Thursday’s sell-off saw some indexes in the region hit their lowest level in months. In Asia, traders assessed July inflation data out of Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, which is widely considered a leading indicator of nationwide trends. Tokyo’s […]
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Japan’s Nikkei drops 3% as Asia-Pacific markets slide, tracking Wall Street sell-off
In a photo taken on November 4, 2019 a subway train crosses a rail bridge over the Han river, before the skyline of the Yeouido business district of Seoul. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 extended its six-day losing streak to plunge 3%, leading losses among Asian indexes as the region […]
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