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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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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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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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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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Asia markets tumble after Wall Street extends declines; South Korea avoids technical recession
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Asia markets tumble after Wall Street extends declines; South Korea avoids technical recession

Commercial and residential buildings are illuminated at dawn in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. South Korea has prepared a financial support program of 75.9 trillion won ($56.97 billion) for companies increasing investment in key sectors as well as small businesses struggling with the impact of high interest rates. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]

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Asia stocks mostly rise after Wall Street rally stalls; Tokyo Metro market debut in focus
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Asia stocks mostly rise after Wall Street rally stalls; Tokyo Metro market debut in focus

Pokemon game characters of Japanese video game manufacturer Nintendo are on display on a subway train car in Tokyo, Japan. Hitoshi Yamada | NurPhoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Tuesday, with investors awaiting the trading debut of Japan’s subway operator, Tokyo Metro. The company, one of Japan’s leading subway operators and the largest […]

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Asia markets open lower after major U.S. indexes slip; India braces for largest-ever IPO
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Asia markets open lower after major U.S. indexes slip; India braces for largest-ever IPO

A bronze bull statue outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, on Monday, June 3, 2024. India’s stock futures jumped after exit polls indicated a resounding victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party in general elections that concluded Saturday. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images […]

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Asia-Pacific markets poised for mixed open as investors await China loan prime rate announcement
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for mixed open as investors await China loan prime rate announcement

The central bank of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policies, preventing and defusing financial risks and maintaining financial stability. Peng Song | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday as traders awaited China’s loan prime rate announcement, while also awaiting Japan’s general election […]

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Asia markets mixed as investors assess China economic data, Japan CPI
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Asia markets mixed as investors assess China economic data, Japan CPI

The skyline of the central business district in Beijing on August 13, 2019. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) WANG ZHAO | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Friday, as investors assessed key economic data from China and Japan’s inflation numbers. China’s third-quarter GDP growth rate came in at 4.6% compared to the […]

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