Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed following positive trade comments from China
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, as investors digested mixed messages on the US-China trade front, and the Bank of Korea sated expectations by standing pat on interest rates.
Asia report: Markets mixed as renminbi weakens further
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors continued to keep an eye on Treasury yields in the United States, and the yuan briefly shifted to its weakest point in almost 12 years.
Asia report: Markets struggle for direction as traders watch bond markets
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, as investors struggled to find direction following another inversion of Treasury yield curves in the United States overnight.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher on fresh hopes of trade progress
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Tuesday, as investors renewed their hopes for positive developments on the US-China trade front following a weekend of chatter at the G7 meeting in France.
Asia report: Most markets higher ahead of Powell speech
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Friday, even as political tensions escalated between Japan and South Korea, after the latter announced the cancellation of an intelligence-sharing deal between the nations.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Japanese manufacturing contracts again
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with stocks in Japan marginally higher after the country’s manufacturing activity contracted for the fourth month in a row.
Asia report: Markets turn lower as recession fears reemerge
Markets in Asia were broadly in the red on Wednesday, on the back of a turn lower stateside overnight as fears of a global recession heated up once more.
Asia report: Markets mixed as PBOC takes wraps off new rates
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, as the People’s Bank of China took the wraps off its new loan prime rates, calculated under a new mechanism, and investors digested the latest policy meeting minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Asia report: Markets move higher on prospect of stimulus measures
Markets in Asia finished higher on Monday, with China stocks rising in particular, as investors watched US Treasury yields rise after they plummeted last week.
Asia report: Markets mixed with bonds, trade in focus
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with investors keeping a close eye out for developments on the US-China trade front, and on US Treasury bond yields.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors watch US bond yield curves
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, after an inversion of the primary yield curve in US Treasury bonds inverted overnight, leading to fears of a potential recession looming stateside.
Asia report: Most markets higher as US delays China tariffs
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Wednesday, after a surprise positive announcement from Washington overnight that it would delay the implementation of the latest round of punitive tariffs on some goods from China.
Asia report: Markets finish weaker as Hong Kong tensions escalate
Markets in Asia were in the red on Tuesday, as investors kept a watchful eye on developments in Hong Kong, where tension continued to escalate between officials and police, and an ongoing anti-government protest movement.
Asia report: Most markets higher in breather from volatility
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Monday, amid a rare display of positive movement after a turbulent week in global markets last week.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Japan beats GDP growth forecasts
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, as investors digested surprisingly good data from Japan and fresh inflation information from China, while keeping an eye on developments in the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing.
Asia report: Markets rise as China exports unexpectedly improve
Markets in Asia ended mostly in the green on Thursday, after fresh data from China showed an unexpected increase in the country’s exports in July amid the ongoing trade war with the United States.
Asia report: Markets mixed as RBNZ delivers rate cut surprise
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as traders kept a watchful eye on renminbi amid the ongoing US-China trade war, and New Zealand’s central bank slashed interest rates significantly more than expected.
Asia report: Markets red across the board amid ongoing trade war
Markets were in the red across the board in Asia on Tuesday, as investors continued to react to the escalating trade war between Beijing and Washington.
Asia report: Markets lower as Hong Kong tensions continue
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Monday, with Hong Kong’s benchmark index turning in a significant drop, as that part of the region grappled with a general strike amid ongoing political protest.
Asia report: Most markets lower on Trump's tariff surprise
Markets in Asia finished mostly in the red on Friday, as a surprise tariff announcement from the White House overnight saw trade tensions between Washington and Beijing rise once again.