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Asia-Pacific markets set to rise after largest Fed rate hike since 1994
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Asia-Pacific markets set to rise after largest Fed rate hike since 1994

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets rallied on Thursday, tracking U.S. stocks after the Federal Reserve raised benchmark interest rates 75 basis points in a move that equates to the most aggressive hike since 1994. Japan’s Nikkei 225’s rose nearly 2% after markets opened and it was a sea of green among the automakers and tech stocks. Sony […]

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Asia-Pacific stocks slip; China’s May retail sales, industrial production out ahead
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Asia-Pacific stocks slip; China’s May retail sales, industrial production out ahead

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific slipped in Wednesday morning trade following overnight losses on Wall Street as the S&P 500 fell deeper into bear market territory. Investors in the region will also be looking ahead to the release of Chinese economic data expected later today. The Nikkei 225 in Japan slipped fractionally in early trading […]

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Most factories in Shanghai resume work as Covid controls ease, ministry says
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Most factories in Shanghai resume work as Covid controls ease, ministry says

German automaker Volkswagen is one of state-owned automaker SAIC’s foreign partners in China. Pictured here on June 7, 2022, is the joint venture’s factory in Shanghai. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Factories in two of China’s Covid-hit economic hubs have mostly resumed work as the impact of the virus subsides, according […]

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Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 drops 5% as Asia-Pacific stocks fall
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Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 drops 5% as Asia-Pacific stocks fall

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific fell in Tuesday morning trade after the S&P 500 fell overnight and closed in bear market territory. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200, which returned to trade Tuesday following a holiday yesterday, plunged about 5% and led losses among the region’s major markets. The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 2% while the Topix […]

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Latest Shanghai quarantines add more pressure to global supply chain
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Latest Shanghai quarantines add more pressure to global supply chain

Staff members of China Post unload parcels of daily necessities for residents quarantined at home from a minivan on May 14, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Tian Yuhao | China News Service | Getty Images The mass quarantine measures imposed this past weekend in Shanghai, including highway closures, severely affected trucks carrying exports bound for the […]

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JPMorgan says Chinese assets are a good diversifier right now
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JPMorgan says Chinese assets are a good diversifier right now

Sign for J.P. Morgan on 7th March 2020 in London, United Kingdom. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in New York. Mike Kemp | Getty Images LONDON – As lockdowns ease and regulatory pressures subside, some of the headwinds facing Chinese stocks are set to […]

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Asia markets tumble; Japan, South Korea and Taiwan fall more than 2% as tech stocks drop
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Asia markets tumble; Japan, South Korea and Taiwan fall more than 2% as tech stocks drop

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia tumbled on Monday, as major markets in the region saw sharp losses of more than 2% amid a tech sell-off. The Nikkei 225 in Japan dropped 2.8%, and shares of conglomerate SoftBank Group sliding more than 4%. The Topix index fell 2.2%. South Korea’s Kospi fell 2.8%, led by tech […]

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Asia-Pacific stocks set for lower start ahead of China and U.S. inflation data
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Asia-Pacific stocks set for lower start ahead of China and U.S. inflation data

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific appeared set for a lower start on Friday as investors look ahead to the release of May inflation data from China and the U.S. Futures pointed to a lower open for Japanese stocks. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 28,085 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 27,980 […]

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Tesla’s China output decline trending deeper than Musk forecast, data and internal memos show
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Tesla’s China output decline trending deeper than Musk forecast, data and internal memos show

Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Production at Tesla’s Shanghai factory is on track to fall by over a third this quarter from the first three months of the year as China’s zero-Covid lockdowns caused deeper disruptions to […]

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Asia-Pacific stocks slip ahead of China’s May trade data release
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Asia-Pacific stocks slip ahead of China’s May trade data release

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific stocks slipped in Thursday morning trade, with investors awaiting the release of China’s trade data for May expected later today. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was little changed in fractionally lower in early trading while the Topix index shed 0.12%. South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.46%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 dipped […]

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