Asian markets

Asian stocks struggle to track Wall St higher, earnings in focus

April 12, 2024 | 14:32

Asian markets mostly fell Friday as traders struggled to build on Wall Street's positive lead, with hopes for a June interest rate cut fading, while earnings season gets underway in the United States amid optimism for companies' profit outlooks.

Markets drop as US jobs deal fresh blow to early rate cut hopes

January 08, 2024 | 14:33

Asian markets stumbled out of the gates Monday, extending last week's grim start to the year, after a forecast-busting US jobs report further dampened hopes for an early interest rate cut.

Asian markets bounce with Wall St as US data fans rate-cut bets

December 22, 2023 | 10:57

Asian markets pressed ahead with their rally Friday as another round of US data further stoked expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates more than it has indicated next year.

Markets mixed as Fed minutes hint rates to stay higher for longer

November 22, 2023 | 15:47

Asian markets drifted Wednesday as traders tracked a tepid lead from Wall Street following meeting minutes showing Federal Reserve officials were inclined to keep interest rates elevated for "some time" in order to slay inflation.

Most Asian markets rise but wary eyes on Fed, Russia

June 27, 2023 | 14:00

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday after more than a week of losses but traders remained anxious about central banks' plans to continue hiking interest rates to fight stubborn inflation.

Asian markets surge on Fed rate hopes

June 02, 2023 | 11:43

Asian markets rallied Friday on hopes the US Federal Reserve will decide against lifting interest rates this month as officials assess the impact of more than a year of tightening.

Asian markets track Wall St losses on rate, recession fears

April 21, 2023 | 10:00

Asian markets fell Friday on lingering recession worries as data indicated the US economy was slowing down, while Federal Reserve officials pressed their case for further interest rate hikes to battle stubborn inflation.

Asian markets track Wall St higher, tech fuels Hong Kong rally

May 27, 2022 | 16:46

Asian markets climbed Friday following a strong performance on Wall Street, with Hong Kong leading the way as forecast-beating earnings reports by tech titans Alibaba and Baidu sent their shares soaring.

Raising climate capital in emerging Asian markets

January 22, 2022 | 09:00

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Asian markets drop after rally as traders consider higher rates

December 17, 2021 | 15:44

Asian equities mostly fell Friday, pulling back from the previous day's rally as traders consider central bank plans to combat soaring inflation by ending the era of ultra-cheap cash, while also navigating a Covid-19 infection spike that threatens an already fragile economic recovery.

Asian markets down as US data strengthen call for Fed action

November 17, 2021 | 14:40

Asian markets turned lower Wednesday as a recent rally ran out of steam and investors struggled to match a strong lead from Wall Street as inflation concerns continue to drag on sentiment, though the dollar extended a rally against the yen.

Most Asian markets rise after Wall St record, earnings in focus

October 26, 2021 | 11:02

Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday following fresh records on Wall Street, with healthy corporate earnings overshadowing ongoing concerns about inflation, while progress in Washington on Joe Biden's big-spending economic plans also provided support.