Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets finish lower ahead of Fed rate decision
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Wednesday, with investors closing their wallets ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s July decision on interest rates later in the global day.
Asia report: Markets finish higher as BoJ stands pat on policy
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Tuesday, as investors held their breath ahead of further trade talks between the US and China taking place in Shanghai this week.
Asia report: Markets down as trade war and Hong Kong protests weigh on sentiment
Asian markets largely fell on Monday as trade tensions between the US and China continued to weigh on investor sentiment across the region, while continued clashes between protesters and police in Hong Kong exacerbated the bad feeling.
Asia report: Markets drop ahead of US-China trade talks revival
Asian markets fell on Friday after a downbeat session on Wall Street following a slew of disappointing earnings results, with investors wary about renewed trade talks between Washington and Beijing.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as semiconductor stocks surge
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Thursday, with technology - in particular, semiconductor - stocks in South Korea and Japan well into the green.
Asia report: Markets finish higher on renewed US-China trade hopes
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Wednesday, on renewed hopes that the ongoing trade war between the United States and China could be inching closer to a resolution.
Asia report: Markets finish higher as investors look to central bank meetings
Most markets in Asia were in the green on Tuesday, as investors held their breath ahead of a number of key central bank meetings in the coming days and weeks.
Asia report: Most markets lower amid ongoing Middle East tensions
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Monday, as investors watched the launch of a new Nasdaq-style technology bourse in Shanghai.
Asia report: Markets rise on renewed Fed rate cut hopes
Markets in Asia advanced on the last trading day of the week, as expectations for some easing from the US Federal Reserve began to ripple across the Pacific.
Asia report: Most markets fall amid renewed trade concerns
Most markets in Asia were in the red on Thursday, led lower by Japanese bourses, as investors digested fresh concerns around the ongoing trade war between the United States and China.
Asia report: Most markets finish lower amid Trump threats on China trade
Markets in Asia finished mostly lower on Wednesday, as investors digested fresh developments in the ongoing trade war between the US and China overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed as RBA opens door to interest rate movement
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state, as investors digested freshly-released minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia which suggested the central bank was willing to adjust interest rates if economic conditions required it.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China GDP growth slows further
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors reacted to fresh GDP data from China which suggested a seriously slow rate of growth for the world’s second-largest economy.
Asia report: Most markets higher as China export data beats forecasts
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Friday, as fresh data out of China showed the country’s export numbers declined less than expected in June.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher after Powell testimony
Markets in Asia mostly finished in the green on Thursday, as investors reacted to a suggestion from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell that the US central bank could still be cutting interest rates in the near future.
Asia report: Most markets higher ahead of Powell testimony
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Wednesday, as traders eagerly awaited the start of Jerome Powell’s semi-annual testimony in front of the House Financial Services Committee in the United States.
Asia report: Most markets decline as Fed rate cut hopes diminish
Markets in Asia were mostly in the red on Tuesday, as investors closed their wallets while expectations for a rate cut from the US Federal Reserve continued to slide.
Asia report: Markets finish lower on regional tensions, US jobs data
Markets in Asia finished red across the board on Monday, as investors digested stronger-than-expected employment data from the US on Friday, putting a dampener on hopes that the Fed could move to lower interest rates in the near term.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as investors look for Fed clues
Most markets in Asia were in the green on Friday, as investors continued to look across the Pacific for clues on the prospect of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, which were due to come in the form on nonfarm payrolls later in the global day.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as US data disappoints
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors digested some disappointing data from the US, raising the prospect that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates at its July policy meeting.