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Asia weighs mixed China economic data, Brent crude clears 2021 highs

Asian share markets were choppy on Monday as a slew of Chinese economic data confirmed the deadening effect of coronavirus restrictions

Asian shares fall as Fed officials' signal hike in interest rate

Fed Governor Lael Brainard became the latest and most senior US central banker on Thursday to signal that rates will rise in March to combat inflation.

Asia shares stumble on weak China economic data, US dollar heavy

US consumer price inflation was at its highest in nearly 40 years, data showed overnight

Asian shares mostly higher after tech-led decline on Wall Street

Tokyo and Taiwan slipped but other regional markets advanced. U.S. futures also were higher

Asian shares skid today as rising US treasury yields hit tech stocks

US yields rose as bond investors geared up for interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve by mid-year to curb stubbornly high inflation

Asian shares slip as rising US Treasury yields hit global tech firms

Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday following a mixed Wall Street session as higher US Treasury yields weighed on global tech firms

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street ends 2021 with double-digit gain

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday on 2022's first trading day after Wall Street ended last year with a double-digit gain. Hong Kong retreated while Seoul gained. Markets in Japan, China and Australia were closed. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index slipped Friday amid lingering worries about the coronavirus's omicron variant but ended 2021 with an annual gain of 26.9 per cent. It remains to be seen to what extent the optimism of the New Year will be reflected in financial markets, said Venkateswaran Levanya of Mizuho Bank in a report. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.3 per cent to 23,332.13 while Seoul's Kospi rose 0.3 per cent to 2,987.29. Singapore, Jakarta and Malaysia advanced. Thai markets were closed. Also Monday, Singapore's government announced its economy grew by 7.2 per cent last year, rebounding from the previous year's 5.4 per cent contraction. On Friday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.3 per cent to 4,766.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.2 per cent to ...

Asia share markets get off a listless start as tough year ticks down

Asian share markets got off to a listless start as the spread of Omicron clouded what is the last trading day of the year for many exchanges around the globe

Asia shares slip as investors ready for end of 2021 amid Omicron concerns

Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday, following a mixed Wall Street session as the region's investors positioned their portfolios for the new year

Asian shares, oil struggle amid Omicron worries, US flights cancellation

Asian stock markets were generally weaker with US crude in holiday-thinned trading on Monday

Asian shares gain, dollar slips as Omicron Covid-19 fears recede

European markets were also heading towards a positive open, with pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.45% and FTSE futures 0.45% higher.

Asian shares advance, dollar soft as markets decide Omicron fallout limited

A global share rally continued in early Asian trading on Thursday and the safe haven dollar was on the back foot

Asian equities, oil prices sink as Omicron variant makes waves

Beijing lightened the mood a little by cutting one-year loan rates for the frost time in 20 months, though some had hoped for an easing in five-year rates as well.

Asian shares near year-low as inflation, Omicron fears sap confidence

Asian stocks tested 13-month lows on Friday, as fears about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, inflation concerns and hawkish pivots by the world's major central banks

Asian stock markets extend rally as upbeat Fed stokes risk appetite

Treasury yields remained elevated, while gold gained along with crude oil

Asian stocks rise with bond yields as Fed outcome boosts risk sentiment

Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher after US Federal Reserve said it would end bond-buying stimulus in March

Asia stocks edge higher, Fed stars in central bank extravaganza

Asian stocks crept higher on Monday as investors prepared to tiptoe through a minefield of 17 central bank meetings this week

Asian shares slip, dollar firms ahead of key US inflation data, amid Covid

Asian shares slipped and the dollar held firm on Friday as traders edged away from riskier assets amid renewed concerns about Covid and ahead of key US inflation data

Asian shares extend gains catching global rally while oil prices slip

Asian shares extended gains, continuing a global relief rally as markets found positive news in early reports about the potential impact of the Omicron variant

Asian shares mixed after a broad rally on Wall Street amid Omicron concerns

Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors kept an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it. Hong Kong slipped more than 1% while Tokyo edged lower. Shanghai and Seoul were higher while Sydney was nearly unchanged. Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc said Friday it will pull out of the New York Stock Exchange and shift its listing to Hong Kong as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over tech industries. The Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to require that US-listed foreign stocks like Didi disclose their ownership structures and audit reports, which could lead to some of them being delisted. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.2% to 23,510.15, while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo edged 0.2% lower, to 27,692.34. In Seoul, the Kospi gained 0.4% to 2,957.86. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 was less than 0.1% higher, at 7,228.50. The Shanghai Composite index gained 0.5%, to ...