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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed as investors bet on Fed rate cut
CNBC Pro: Buy or avoid India’s IT stocks after recent job cuts? 3 pros share their take Here are the opening calls for the day Good morning from Singapore. Investors are awaiting the release of a slew of employment-related data from Australia. Economists polled by Reuters expect an increase of 25,000 employed individuals in July, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open ahead of RBA rate decision, key U.S. inflation data
U.S. futures mostly move up in early Asia hours Here are the opening calls for the day Good morning from Singapore. The U.S.-China trade truce extension overnight has allowed the world’s largest economies more room to negotiate a deal. Investors, meanwhile, await the Australian central bank’s rate decision. The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as two key Wall Street benchmarks fall
Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixed Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Friday. As of 8:12 a.m. Singapore time (8:12 p.m. ET Thursday), Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 1.18% while the broader Topix index added 0.87%. In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.13% while the small-cap Kosdaq increased by 0.65%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark was down […]
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Asia markets set to open lower as investors weigh Trump’s vow on fresh chip tariffs
U.S. equity futures ticked up in early Asia hours Here are the opening calls for the day Good morning from Singapore. Investors will be keeping a close watch on chip stocks following U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to impose 100% tariffs on imported semiconductors and chips, unless they are made by companies “building in the […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks set to slip as investors weigh tariffs, OPEC+ output hike
Investors will be keeping a watch on oil prices after OPEC+ agreed to raise production to 547,000 barrels per day in September. Source
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Asia-Pacific markets fall after Trump modifies tariff rates
Asia-Pacific markets start the day lower Asia-Pacific markets started the day lower Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark fell 0.65%, while the broader Topix index was flat as of 8:15 a.m. Singapore time (8:15 p.m. ET Thursday). In South Korea, the Kospi index dropped 1.73%, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined by 2.1%. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess U.S.’ 15% tariffs on South Korea; await Bank of Japan’s rate decision
Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixed Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark moved up 0.21% while the broader Topix index ticked up 0.28%, as of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time (8.10 p.m. ET Wednesday). In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.14% while the small-cap Kosdaq was flat. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark fell […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for mixed open as traders await details of U.S-China talks
Here are the opening calls for the day Good morning from Singapore. Investors will be keeping a close watch on Chinese markets following reports that the country will resume trade talks with the U.S. in Stockholm on Monday to discuss longstanding economic disputes. The talks will be led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after Wall Street benchmarks hit record highs
Japan’s Nikkei 225 share average rises in early trade Japan’s rose in early trade Tuesday, as markets reopened after the ruling party lost its majority in the upper house over the weekend. The 225-stock share average advanced 1.12% to hit 40,254.18 at 9.17 a.m. local time (8.17 p.m. ET Monday), while the broader Topix index added […]
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Asia markets set to open mixed as investors assess trade developments, await China benchmark rates
Here are the opening calls for the day Good morning from Singapore. Investors will be keeping a close watch on the People’s Bank of China’s decision on its 1-year and 5-year loan prime rates for July expected later in the day. Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 24,883, pointing to a stronger open compared […]
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