Indeks Hong Kong Turun di Penutupan

Saham Hong Kong berakhir sedikit lebih rendah pada hari Kamis (10/6) karena investor berjuang untuk mempertahankan kenaikan di awal sesi dan meskipun ada kenaikan di sebagian besar pasar Asia, dengan sekarang berfokus pada rilisan data inflasi AS. Indeks Hang Seng datar, turun tipis 3,75 poin...

Indeks Hang Seng Menguat 0,7%; ICBC Pimpin Kenaikan

Indeks Hang Seng naik 0,7 persen ke level 25.213,72 di Hong Kong pada awal perdagangan. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. memberikan kontribusi terbesar terhadap kenaikan indeks, menguat 2,3 persen. Want Want China Holdings Ltd. mengalami kenaikan terbesar, naik 3,0 persen. Pada...

Harapan Vaksin Corona Meningkat, Saham Asia Melambung

Saham di Asia diperdagangkan lebih tinggi pada Rabu pagi karena meningkatnya harapan untuk vaksin virus corona. Indeks Nikkei 225 naik 1,22% pada awal perdagangan sementara indeks Topix menambahkan 1,11%. Indeks Kospi Korea Selatan melonjak 1,31%. Sementara di Australia, Indeks S&P / ASX 200...

Europe Futures, Asia Stocks Rise as Calm Returns

A mildly positive tone for risk taking took hold in European equity futures and Asian share markets Tuesday as immediate concerns over the strength of the global financial system dissipated. Contracts for the Euro Stoxx 50 climbed as much as 0.9%. A benchmark of Asian stocks gained...

Ekuitas Asia Pasifik Menyusul Penurunan di Wall Street; Saham Teknologi Anjlok

Saham di Asia-Pasifik jatuh selama perdagangan Selasa pagi (10/5) setelah penurunan tajam semalam di Wall Street, dengan saham teknologi Nasdaq Composite turun lebih dari 4%. Indeks Nikkei 225 di Jepang turun 1,88% karena saham Fast Retailing turun lebih dari 1%. Indeks Topix diperdagangkan 1,75%...

Dow Alami Penurunan Terburuk Sejak Oktober, Bursa Asia-Pasifik Melemah

Saham-saham di Asia-Pasifik melemah pada perdagangan Selasa pagi menyusul penurunan semalam Wall Street yang membuat Dow Jones Industrial Average jatuh lebih dari 700 poin. Di Jepang, Nikkei 225 tergelincir 0,89% sementara indeks Topix turun 1,05%. Kospi Korea Selatan turun 0,55%. Indeks...

Bursa Saham Asia Naik Tipis ditengah Sinyal Pemulihan

Pasar saham Asia sebagian besar naik pada hari Selasa (4/5) karena investor ekuitas regional melihat tanda-tanda pemulihan dari pandemi virus korona ketika ekonomi utama di seluruh dunia mulai dibuka kembali. Indeks MSCI dari saham Asia-Pasifik di luar Jepang naik 0,05% didukung oleh sinyal...

Bursa Saham Asia Jatuh Saat Inflasi Korea Selatan Meningkat

Saham Asia-Pasifik jatuh pada hari Selasa (2/8) karena inflasi Korea Selatan naik dan investor menantikan keputusan suku bunga Reserve Bank of Australia. Indeks Nikkei 225 di Jepang tergelincir 0,87%, dan indeks Topix kehilangan hampir 1%. Di Korea Selatan, Indeks Kospi merosot 0,39% dan Kosdaq...

Bursa Asia-Pasifik Menguat Jelang Data Keuntungan Industri China Bulan Juni

Saham-saham di Asia-Pasifik naik tipis pada perdagangan Selasa pagi setelah indeks utama di Wall Street mencatat rekor penutupan tertinggi sekali lagi. Nikkei 225 di Jepang naik 0,15% sedangkan indeks Topix naik 0,43%. Kospi Korea Selatan diperdagangkan 0,71% lebih tinggi. Di Australia,...

Bursa Asia, Kontrak Berjangka AS Naik karena Prospek Ekonomi

Sebagian besar saham Asia naik pada hari Jumat setelah perusahaan teknologi memimpin rebound di Wall Street di tengah optimisme ekonomi dan mengurangi kekhawatiran tentang kemungkinan pengurangan stimulus AS. Dolar mempertahankan penurunannya. Indeks saham Asia-Pasifik MSCI Inc. membukukan...

Bursa Asia tahan penurunan tetapi investor cemas atas virus China

Pasar saham Asia mantap pada hari Rabu karena investor mengambil saham dari penyebaran virus corona baru dari China dan mempertimbangkan kemungkinan konsekuensi dari pandemi global. Ketakutan akan penularan, terutama ketika jutaan orang melakukan perjalanan untuk perayaan Tahun Baru Imlek,...

Bursa Asia Rebound Setelah Kemerosotan Tiga Hari, Saham Teknologi Menguat

Saham-saham Asia bangkit kembali karena aksi jual minggu ini di ekuitas global mereda, dengan acuan regional menghentikan penurunan tiga hari yang menjerumuskannya ke dalam koreksi teknis. Indeks MSCI Asia Pacific naik 1,2%, dengan ekuitas di China dan Jepang memimpin kawasan. Saham teknologi,...

Bursa Asia Naik; Investor Cemas Atas Laporan Penghasilan, Brexit

Saham Asia bergerak maju pada hari Kamis dengan laporan pendapatan perusahaan membuat kekhawatiran perdagangan karena investor tetap cemas tentang dampak bisnis dari perang perdagangan Sino-AS sementara ketidakpastian Brexit membuat sentimen keseluruhan terkendali. Indeks MSCI untuk saham Asia...

Bursa Asia Naik Lebih Tinggi Sebelum Pembicaraan Perdagangan dan BOJ

Saham-saham Asia naik tipis pada Selasa pagi karena investor menunggu berita dari dimulainya kembali pembicaraan perdagangan AS-China. Yen berfluktuasi menjelang keputusan kebijakan dari Bank of Japan. Indeks MSCI Asia Pacific naik 0,4% pada jam 10:31 di Tokyo. Indeks Topix Jepang naik 0,6%....

Bursa Asia Menunjukkan Kekuatan Saat Aset Beresiko Lainnya Melemah

Saham-saham Asia kuat karena para pedagang tampak berharap tentang kemungkinan pembicaraan antara Rusia dan Ukraina. Juga, invasi dan potensi ancamannya terhadap pertumbuhan global dapat menyebabkan The Fed memilih kenaikan suku bunga 25bp bulan depan daripada 50bp. Indeks MSCI Asia Pacific turun...

Bursa Asia Menguat Terkait Harapan Stimulus AS, Emas Sentuh Rekor

Ekuitas Asia ditetapkan untuk kenaikan moderat pada hari Selasa karena investor menimbang kemajuan dalam upaya stimulus pemerintah AS terhadap meningkatnya ketegangan dengan China dan pandemi virus corona yang terus melonjak, sementara emas mencapai rekor tertinggi. Emas melonjak lebih dari 1%...

Bursa Asia Menguat seiring Melemahnya Safe-Havens terhadap Stimulus Cina

Saham Asia menguat pada hari Rabu di tengah harapan bahwa Cina akan mengurangi dampak ekonomi dari wabah virus korona, tetapi risiko tetap ada karena penyakit terus menyebar dan jumlah kematian mendekati 500. Indeks MSCI untuk saham Asia Pasifik di luar Jepang naik 0,3%. Saham Australia naik...

Bursa Asia Dibuka Beragam, Setelah Menguat 9% Selama Kuartal

Saham Asia membuka sesi akhir tahun yang tenang pada hari Kamis, menguat hampir 9% untuk kuartal ini berkat kekhawatiran yang mereda tentang ketegangan perdagangan AS dan China dan ekspektasi kenaikan ekonomi global pada tahun 2020. Saham-saham dibuka lebih tinggi di Tokyo dan flat di Seoul,...

Bursa Asia Berhati-hati, Pound Tersandung Terhadap Drama Brexit

Saham Asia stabil dalam mengawali perdagangan yang berhati-hati untuk minggu ini pada hari Senin, sementara pound Inggris jatuh setelah penundaan pemungutan suara penting terhadap perceraian Inggris dari Uni Eropa. Indeks MSCI dari saham Asia Pasifik di luar Jepang datar, dengan saham Australia...

Asian Stocks Rise on Support From Powell Rate Hint

Stocks in Asia rose Thursday after US equities advanced, helped along by comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that interest rates will likely fall this year. Shares in Australia and Japan gained ground, while futures in Hong Kong also drifted higher, taking cues...

Asian Stocks Rally Sputters as China Pulls Back, Higher U.S. Yields Weigh

A rally in Asian shares sputtered on Thursday, pressured by a pullback in Chinese stocks and higher U.S. yields amid fears that global central banks would keep raising interest rates to combat sticky inflation. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost 0.3%, reversing some...

Asian Stocks Inch Away from 10-Month Low, Rate Jitters Linger

Asian shares eased away from their lowest levels in 10 months but were on course to clock their worst quarterly performance in a year as worries over elevated interest rates dragged on sentiment, while the dollar held strong. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.59%...

Asian Stocks Edge Higher as Tech Lifts US Equities

Equities in Asia advanced on Friday after a rally in the world’s largest technology companies drove a rebound in US stocks.  Japanese stocks rose while Australian shares were little changed and Hong Kong equity futures fell. US contracts were steady after...

Asian Stocks Climb on Mideast Diplomacy Efforts

Asian stocks rose on optimism that ongoing diplomatic efforts may help prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a wider conflict.  Shares in Japan and South Korea advanced, while Hong Kong stock futures pointed to gains. Rio Tinto Plc jumped by the most in a month in...

Asian Shares Up, Dollar Wobbly as US Inflation Data Reinforces Fed Pause Bets

Asian shares rose and the dollar was under pressure on Wednesday after slowing U.S. inflation solidified bets that the Federal Reserve would skip a hike later in the day, but uncertainty remained about further rate increases beyond this week. The much-watched U.S. CPI report overnight showed...

Asian Shares Track Wall Street Higher as Jitters Abound

Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Friday, although gains could quickly unwind as investors grapple with the reality that surging U.S. inflation will likely lead to higher interest rates for longer, hastening a global recession. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan...

Asian Shares Subdued After Brutal Central Bank Week

Asian shares were hesistant on Monday after central banks last week reinforced the message that interest rates will stay higher for longer, while investors braced for inflation data from the U.S. and Europe. Markets will also be looking for further clues on whether China's economy is regaining...

Asian Shares Sit Tight Ahead of Nvidia Results, Yields Near Highs

Asian shares held tight ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited results from tech darling Nvidia to see if the sector's lofty valuations can withstand a jump in bond yields, while still gloomy factory readings from Japan left sentiment fragile. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3% while Nasdaq...

Asian Shares Near Four-Month Peak as BOJ Takes The Stage

Asian shares rose to a near four-month high on Friday as resilient U.S. economic data stoked expectations that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hike campaign, with investor focus switching to the Bank of Japan's policy meeting. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside...

Asian Shares Advance After US Equities Rebound

Shares in Asia gained after shares in the US rebounded from their worst week since March, with Wall Street optimism offset by the latest comments from a Federal Reserve official that pointed to more rate hikes to tame inflation. Shares rose at the open in Japan, South Korea and...

Asian Equities Advance Ahead of China Policy Week

Asian stocks rose Monday, tracking US shares higher into a week that includes Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and China’s National People’s Congress. Japan’s Nikkei-225 Stock Average surpassed 40,000 for the first time as the government...

Asia-Pacific Saham Asia-Pasifik Turun Pssca Penurunan Semalam di Wall Street; Saham Teknologi Terpukul

Saham di Asia Pasifik diperdagangkan lebih rendah pada Kamis pagi setelah penurunan semalam di Wall Street. Di Jepang, Nikkei 225 turun 1,06% pada awal perdagangan sementara indeks Topix turun 0,83%. Kerugian juga terlihat di Korea Selatan, di mana indeks Kospi tergelincir 1,48%. Di Australia,...

Asia-Pacific Markets Trade Mixed as Second Day of G-20 Underway

Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Wednesday as world leaders gather in Bali, Indonesia for a second day of the Group of 20 summit. Investors will be closely watching for more details after Polish authorities said a Russian-made missile killed two citizens and an investigation is...

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed ahead of Fed rate decision

Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Wednesday as investors brace for another likely 75-basis-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.11% and the Topix was 0.11% higher. Fast Retailing is set to report sales for Uniqlo in Japan. The Kospi in South Korea lost...

Asia-Pacific Markets Trade Mixed after Friday’s Rally

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday after closing the previous week with a big rally as U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected and China announced some easing of its Covid measures. The Hang Seng index saw the best day since March 16. Despite the number of Covid cases in China surging...

Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as China stocks rise, Aussie shares hold near two-year highs

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose on Thursday, with Australia stocks hovering near two-year highs and China markets extending gains to the second straight day, though Japan shares took a breather after rallying the day before. Markets including Australia and Hong Kong resumed trading Wednesday...

Asia-Pacific Markets Mostly Fall Ahead of U.S. Inflation Data

Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mostly lower on Thursday as investors await inflation data from the U.S. due later stateside. The Nikkei 225 in Japan was 0.48% lower and the Topix was down 0.62%. Toshiba’s stock rose more than 9% after local media Kyodo reported a potential buyout. Japan’s yen...

Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed Amid Fears of Slowing Growth; Bank of Korea Decision Ahead

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Wednesday amid concerns over the global economy and ahead of the Bank of Korea’s rate decision. Investors are also waiting for inflation data from the U.S. due later this week. The Nikkei 225  in Japan was lower by about 0.2% while the Topix lost 0.15%. In...

Asia-Pacific markets largely fall ahead of Australia’s rate decision

Asia-Pacific markets largely fell ahead of Australia’s central bank rate decision. Economists polled by Reuters expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to hike its benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points to 4.35%, bringing it to its highest level since December 2011. Australia’s...

Asia-Pacific markets fall as investors await private surveys on services activity

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed as investors await the release of private surveys on services activity in China and Japan. June Inflation reports for the Philippines and Thailand will also be published. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.72% in its first hour of trade and the Topix inched 0.5%...

Asia-Pacific markets fall after Wall Street slips; Australia’s rate decision ahead

Shares in the Asia-Pacific fell on Tuesday after Wall Street sold off overnight on fears that the Fed will keep increasing interest rates. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.28% and the Australian dollar was little changed at around $0.67 ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary...

Asia-Pacific markets fall after Fed minutes point to more rate hikes to come

Asia-Pacific markets were lower after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed that the central bank was split on its decision to pause its rate hikes in June and sees more hikes ahead at a slower pace. Officials said that a brief pause in the Fed’s tightening cycle would give the committee...

Asia stocks start the week mostly lower, ahead of key data from China and India this week

Most Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower at the start of a week where key economic data from major economies will take center stage. On Tuesday, India will release its inflation and industrial output figures for August, while China will announce its industrial output, retail sales, and most...

Asia Stocks Shaky Ahead of Fed, Yen Hits 4-Month Low

Asian shares were hesitant on Wednesday on concerns the Federal Reserve could signal a slower path of rate cuts this year, while the yen plumbed a fresh four-month low on expectations that policy in Japan will remain accommodative for a while longer. Tokyo's Nikkei, is closed for a holiday in...

Asia Stocks Mixed After Tame US CPI; Dollar Steady

Shares in Asia fluctuate after US stocks ended steady on Thursday, as investors balanced cooling inflation with the prospect interest rates will remain elevated. Australian equities pared early declines while mainland China and Hong Kong shares whipsawed after the opening bell. US equity...

Asia Stocks Head for Sixth Week of Gains on China Optimism

Asian equities gained Friday as most regional markets followed US shares higher, while reopening moves in China kept overall sentiment upbeat.   The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose as much as 1.4%, heading for a sixth-straight week of gains. Gauges in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan...

Asia Stocks Gain on China Optimism, Fed Rate Bets

Asian stocks are set to enter a bull market after US equities had their best day in more than a month on Friday, driven by China’s reopening trade and expectations of slower rate hikes. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 1.6% on Monday as stocks from Sydney to Hong Kong rallied, tracking...

Asia Stocks Feel Rate Pain, Dollar on a Roll

Asian shares slipped on Monday as markets were forced to price in ever-loftier peaks for U.S. and European interest rates, slugging bonds globally and pushing the dollar to multi-week highs. Investors are braced for more challenging U.S. data including the closely-watched ISM measures of...

Asia Stocks Fall as OPEC’s Surprise Cut Sparks Risk-Off Mood

Asian stocks dropped as a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut crude outputs sparked concerns over further inflation risks.  The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell as much as 0.3%, dragged by tech stocks. Energy shares were the biggest gainers on the regional gauge. Benchmarks in Japan, mainland...

Asia Stocks Face Pressure as China Congress Begins

Asian equity markets were under pressure Tuesday with investors focused on China, where officials have set an ambitious 5% growth target alongside measures to boost confidence.  Futures pricing indicated selling in Chinese stocks Tuesday amid growing investor concern over...

Asia Stocks Drop as Tech Drags, China in Focus

Stocks in Asia fell after tech heavyweights dragged down US indexes ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress.  Equity benchmarks edged lower in Japan, South Korea and Australia. Meanwhile, those for Hong Kong indicated gains after a slump on Tuesday....

Asia Stocks Dip on Middle East, Central Bank Meetings

Asian shares slipped on Monday as Israel's push into Gaza stirred fears of a wider conflict ahead of central bank meetings in the United States, Britain and Japan, the latter of which might see a policy tightening. The earnings season also continues with Apple, Airbnb, McDonald's, Moderna and Eli...

Asia stocks bounce; Aussie shares hit near 2-year highs

Asia-Pacific stocks bounced Wednesday, with Australia stocks hitting a near two-year high, as more markets return from a Christmas break. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index gained 0.8% to hit its highest level since late April 2022, as trading resumed for the week. The index is eying yearly gains...

Asia Shares, Bonds Rally as Powell Feeds Hopes of End to Rate Hikes

Asian shares and bonds extended a global rally on Thursday as a non-committal Federal Reserve Chair had markets double down on bets that U.S. interest rates have peaked and cuts are on the way. Investors are now awaiting the results from Apple later in the day, a bellwether for consumer demand...

Asia Shares Track Wall Street Rally With Inflation Data, Fed in Focus

Asian shares edged up in early trade on Tuesday, following an upbeat session on Wall Street while investors turned their attention to key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week. Investors will be closely monitoring U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, due...

Asia Shares on Guard for Inflation, Earnings Tests

Asian shares started in a muted mood on Monday after Wall Street snapped its winning streak, while investors braced for U.S. inflation data and a corporate reporting season where good results are needed to justify high stock valuations. Geopolitical tensions were also on the radar as disruptions...

Asia Shares Inch Higher, U.S. Inflation Test Looms

Asian shares crept higher on Monday as investors braced for a week where U.S. inflation data will test wagers the next move in interest rates will be down, while worries about a possible credit crunch weighed on the dollar. Friday's robust U.S. payrolls report has already delivered a setback to...

Asia Shares Idle, Dollar Firm Ahead of Central Bank Bonanza

Asian shares idled and the dollar held firm on Monday as investors looked to navigate a minefield of central bank meetings this week that could see the end of free money in Japan and perhaps a slower glide path for U.S. rate cuts. Central banks in the United States, Japan, UK, Sweden,...

Asia Shares Hope for Best as Fed Decides on Rates

Asian shares staged a cautious bounce on Wednesday with hopes a global banking crisis would be averted vying with uncertainty over the outlook for U.S. interest rates as the Federal Reserve holds a high-stakes meeting on policy. Efforts by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to calm nerves...

Asia Shares Edge Up, Rate Hopes Face Data Test

Asian shares started firmer on Monday while gold hit another record high in a busy week for economic data that will test market wagers for early and aggressive rate cuts from major central banks next year. In particular, the U.S. November payrolls report on Friday needs to be solid enough to...

Asia Shares Brace for China Data to Disappoint

Asian shares got off to a subdued start on Monday as markets braced for a raft of Chinese economic data that could well underwhelm, while earnings season picks up steam with Tesla on the docket. The Chinese economy is forecast to have grown just 0.5% in the second quarter, though the annual pace...

Asia markets trade mixed ahead of U.S. vote on debt ceiling deal; Hong Kong set for new lows

Asia-Pacific markets are mixed on Tuesday with a vote looming ahead on the tentative U.S. debt ceiling deal reached between President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy over the weekend, avoiding a default for the U.S. economy. The U.S. Congress is set to vote on the legislation...

Asia markets trade lower after Wall Street falls on concerns of more Fed rate hikes ahead

Asia Pacific markets traded lower on Friday as investors digested more economic data out of the U.S. and more hawkish commentary from the Federal Reserve. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200′s opened 0.56% lower, after Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe warned of inflation risks to...

Asia markets trade higher as investors await U.S. inflation report; Bank of Japan set to nominate next governor

Asia-Pacific markets are all higher as investors await the release of the U.S. consumer price index report, which will shape the Federal Reserve’s path ahead. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.37% in its first hour of trade as investors anticipate the release of the country’s consumer...

Asia markets set to extend losses after Powell’s comments; Japan inflation slows

Asia-Pacific markets were all lower Friday, extending losses from Thursday’s broad sell-off. This comes as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said inflation was still too high and would likely require lower economic growth. While he noted that recent data showed progress toward slowing...

Asia markets rise as Wall Street rebounds from Fed day sell-off

Asia-Pacific markets rose early Friday in Asia, mirroring Wall Street’s rebound from the sell-off earlier this week after Chairman Jerome Powell indicated the U.S. Federal Reserve was unlikely to cut rates in March. In Asia, investors will wrap up the week with January inflation figures out of...

Asia markets rebound from Friday, ahead of China benchmark lending rate release

Asia-Pacific markets started the week higher after most major bourses ended lower in the previous session, while investors watched for changes to China’s benchmark lending rates. The People’s Bank of China’s one-year loan prime rate — the peg for most household and corporate loans in China — is...

Asia markets open weaker as investors look ahead to China GDP, Japan inflation data

Asia-Pacific markets started the week on soft footing as investors look ahead to key economic data from China and Japan this week. Most notably, China will release its third-quarter gross domestic product numbers on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters expect a 4.4% year-on-year expansion,...

Asia markets mixed as threat of China deflation grows

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed as investors look to China’s inflation figures for July, with the consumer price index predicted to enter deflationary territory for the first time since February 2021. Economists polled by Reuters expect China’s inflation rate to fall 0.4% year-on-year. The...

Asia markets mixed ahead of central bank decisions, U.S. and China inflation data this week

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed ahead of central bank decisions this week, and inflation numbers from the U.S. and China. The Bank of Korea, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Bank of Thailand and the central bank of the Philippines have their monetary policy meetings scheduled this...

Asia markets little changed ahead of key China data

Asia-Pacific markets were little changed in early Wednesday trading as investors look to key economic data from China. China will release its third-quarter gross domestic product data. Economists expect the country’s economy to report growth of 4.4%, according to a Reuters poll. The world’s...

Asia markets largely up as investors assess key Japan economic data releases

Asia-Pacific markets opened higher as investors assess key economic data out from Japan on Friday. The world’s third largest economy saw its core inflation rate rise to 2.9% in October, higher than the 2.8% seen in September. The headline inflation rate for October came in at 3.3%, accelerating...

Asia markets largely rise, following tech-fueled gains on Wall Street

Asia-Pacific markets largely rose on Tuesday, mirroring similar moves on Wall Street after a tech-fueled rally. Microsoft shares gained 2%, reaching a new 52-week high, after CEO Satya Nadella said former OpenAI chief Sam Altman will join the tech giant to lead a new AI research team. Chipmaker...

Asia markets fall as Japan records surprise trade surplus; Australia unemployment figures awaited

Asia-Pacific markets fell across the board as Japan saw a surprise trade surplus in September and as Australia awaits its unemployment data for September. This also mirrors moves on Wall Street as U.S. Treasury yields jumped to multiyear highs, with the 10-year Treasury yield breaking above 4.9%...

Asia markets fall as investors look ahead to China inflation data

Asia-Pacific markets fell as investors look ahead to China’s inflation figures and trade balance later this week. China will release its trade balance for Tuesday and inflation data on Wednesday, which will give clues to the country’s recovery trajectory. On Monday, Thailand releases its...

Asia markets fall amid recession fears; China to report trade data

Shares in the Asia-Pacific slipped on Wednesday after major U.S. indexes fell more than 1% each overnight as recession concerns weigh on markets. China’s November trade data is predicted to show a sharp drop in exports and imports, according a Reuters poll. The Nikkei 225 in Japan was down 0.59%...

Asia markets fall after Fed’s rate hike, Yellen says no plans to insure bank deposits

Asia-Pacific markets fell on Thursday, following Wall Street reaction overnight after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked rates by another 25 basis points. The central bank’s kept its terminal rate forecast at 5.1%, which means that only one more rate hike is expected this year before rates peak. In...

Asia markets fall after Fed minutes show no indication of rate cuts

Asia-Pacific markets dipped after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Oct. 31 meeting revealed that policy officials maintained that monetary policy had to be restrictive and had little appetite for rate cuts. “In discussing the policy outlook, participants continued to judge that it was...

Asia markets extend declines as U.S. jobs data triggers sell-off on Wall Street

Markets in Asia-Pacific marked a second day of declines after Wall Street sold off on stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data, leaving room for more rate hikes ahead by the Federal Reserve. Companies created far more jobs than expected, payroll processing firm ADP reported Thursday. Private sector...

Asia markets climb; Hong Kong set to fall in the wake of Evergrande liquidation order

Asia-Pacific markets rose across the board on Tuesday, except Hong Kong which is set to fall, as investors continue to grapple with the fallout from Evergrande’s liquidation order. On Monday, shares of the embattled property developer were halted after plunging more than 20%. A Hong Kong court...

Asia markets climb as U.S. Treasury yields pressure Wall Street; data from Australia and Japan on deck

Asia-Pacific markets climbed even as U.S. Treasury yields put pressure on Wall Street equities Monday. On Tuesday, investors in Asia will observe business confidence surveys from Australia and consumer confidence data from Japan. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 started the day up 0.29%,...

Asia Braces for Disappointment on China Rate Cuts

Asian markets held their breath on Monday as investors waited to see how serious Beijing was about policy easing via widely expected rate cuts, having so far sorely disappointed with its stimulus steps. China is expected to cut lending benchmarks by between 10 and 15 basis points on Monday, with...

Saham Asia diperdagangkan beragam, Pasar Australia melonjak lebih dari 2%

Saham-saham di Asia Pasifik diperdagangkan beragam pada Selasa pagi pasca reli semalam di Amerika Serikat yang melihat S&P 500 menghapus kerugiannya dan memasuki wilayah positif untuk tahun ini. Saham-saham di Australia, yang kembali diperdagangkan setelah libur hari Senin, yang memimpin...