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U.S. News & World Report
March 26, 2018
However, after visiting Asia and talking to several Apple suppliers, Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan is optimistic about Apple's China business in coming quarters. Bank of America expects Apple to unveil three new iPhone models in 2018: a 6.5-inch OLED iPhone XS Plus, an updated 5.8-inch OLEDÃâà...
Nasdaq
March 26, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sliding more than 90 points or 2.6 percent along the way. The Straits ... The European and U.S. markets were sharply lower on Friday and the Asian bourses figure to open the fresh week in similar fashion. The STIÃâà...
Daily Sabah
March 26, 2018
"How China escalates will determine the pace of play, but Chinese retaliation so far has been more genial than initially thought, and they have made efforts for a diplomatic solution," said Stephen Innes, head of Asia-Pacific trading at OANDA. Asian stock markets kicked off the day with another drop, butÃâà...
TIME
March 26, 2018
Global stock markets fell sharply last week amid fears of a trade war after President Donald Trump announced duties on $60 billion worth of Chinese goods in a dispute over technology policy. On Friday, Beijing released a $3 billion list of U.S. goods targeted for possible retaliation over an earlier U.S. tariffÃâà...
Yahoo News
March 26, 2018
Asian stock markets kicked off the day with another drop, but bargain-buying saw some return to positive territory and others pare the losses -- as it emerged that South Korea and the United States had reached an understanding on revising their free-trade agreement and on steel tariffs. "So far, the initialÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
March 26, 2018
South Korea's Kospi gained 0.2 percent to 2,422.63 while benchmarks in New Zealand, Taiwan and Southeast Asia fell. WALL STREET: Stocks had their worst week in two years as investors fled technology and bank stocks due to fears they might be hurt if Beijing responds to a U.S. tariff hike on ChineseÃâà...
NPR
March 23, 2018
"This can turn ugly on a global scale very quickly," Robert Carnell, chief economist at ING Asia Pacific, was quoted in The Financial Times as saying of the ... This latest action is likely to have a negative effect on Asian exports, which are currently growing at 12-13 percent a year,' the analysts said in a note.".
CNNMoney
March 23, 2018
Losses were much steeper in Asia. Japan's Nikkei dropped 4.5% and the Shanghai Composite shed 3.4%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed down 2.5%. The rough trading session comes after President Donald Trump directed the US trade representative to level tariffs on about $50 billion worth of ChineseÃâà...
Nasdaq
March 23, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - The Indonesia stock market headed south again on Thursday, one session after it had snapped the six-day slide in which it had surrendered more than 250 points or 3.7 percent. ... The European and U.S. markets were sharply lower, and the Asian bourses also figure to open in the red.
Gooruf
March 23, 2018
In a petrifying turn of events, stock market indexes are in free-fall worldwide in light of policy and controversy. According to CNN, the traditionally stable and, until recently, top performing Dow has plummeted. As protectionism takes shape in the US, the Dow Jones has fallen by 724 points thus far, a 2.4%Ãâà...
Nasdaq
March 23, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - The Thai stock market gave up just a pair of points on Thursday, but that was enough to snap the modest two-day winning streak in which it had ... The global forecast for the Asian markets is broadly negative thanks to renewed fears of a trade way and the resulting slide in crude oil prices.
CNBC
March 23, 2018
Asia stock markets took a dive on the news, with European equities then tracking overnight losses. The pan-European Stoxx-600 index was around 1.25 percent lower on Friday morning. In Asia, the Shangahi Composite in China closed down 3.3 percent, while the Nikkei in Japan closed off by 4.5 percent.
CNNMoney
March 23, 2018
Asian markets were rocked overnight after China vowed not to back down in a potential trade war with the United States. Japan's Nikkei 225 plummeted ... "I think the stock market is going to be great," he said Friday at the White House after a reporter asked about the sell-off. "The stock market is way up.
BBC News
March 23, 2018
Fears of a trade war pushed Asian stock markets down sharply. China's Shanghai Composite Index closed down 3.6% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended 2.5% lower. "Equity markets have sold-off heavily this morning as investors are fearful we are entering a trade war," said David Maddon,Ãâà...
FXStreet
March 23, 2018
All eyes remain on stock markets. An intensification of the sell-off could generate more safe haven flows into core bonds. The nature of the stock market root suggests though that this link might break at one stage. If China responds for example by reducing or halting US Treasury purchases, it might backfireÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 23, 2018
"For a person who's been obsessed with stock market gains since his election victory 16 months ago, President Donald Trump doesn't appear too concerned about the impact his ... Though the European Union has been granted a possible exemption, stock markets across the region have fallen sharply.
New York Times
March 23, 2018
In Asia, markets opened on Friday to heavy selling as investors across the region reacted negatively to the news from Washington. In Tokyo, where the ... After more than a year of calm, in which stock markets glided to one record high after another, a wave of volatility is suddenly cresting. There have beenÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
March 22, 2018
Stocks are falling sharply and bond prices are climbing as investors fear that trade tensions will spike between the U.S. and China. The Trump administration is expected to announce hefty trade sanctions on China later Thursday, while the government in Beijing said it will defend itself. Industrial andÃâà...
Nasdaq
March 14, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - The Malaysia stock market has finished higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 25 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur ... The global forecast for the Asian markets is broadly negative thanks to renewed geopolitical concerns and a drop in crude oil prices.
Business Recorder
March 14, 2018
London: European stock markets rose Wednesday as investors brushed aside losses in Asia and on Wall Street. Asian equity indices dropped earlier on Wednesday as news that US President Donald Trump had replaced his moderate secretary of state with a hawk fanned fears of instability in the WhiteÃâà...
ABC News
March 14, 2018
European stock markets brushed aside an earlier retreat in Asia and traded solidly higher Wednesday as investors moved on from the abrupt decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to sack his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, France's CAC 40 advanced 0.4 percent to 5,264Ãâà...
Finance Appraise
March 14, 2018
The Australian ASX/S&P 200 index lost 0.66%, reaching 5,935.30 points, despite of the moderate increases in Rio Tinto and BHP shares. The losses on Asian exchanges continue the trend from the Wall Street after US President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he removed Secretary of State RexÃâà...
Nikkei Asian Review
March 14, 2018
Private school operator Moritomo Gakuen is suspected of having benefited from a sweetheart land deal courtesy of Abe's government to build this elementary school near Osaka. (Photo by Konosuke Urata). TOKYO -- International investors with long memories fear the scandal engulfing Japan's FinanceÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 13, 2018
Asia-Pacific stock markets on Tuesday largely shrugged off early pressure ahead of the latest U.S. reading on inflation, which is likely to give some idea about whether the Federal Reserve will ... Beijing has previously tightened the screws on stock-market investing by companies in these two sectors. StocksÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
March 13, 2018
Asia shares mixed on trade outlook, tighter China oversight. By ELAINE KURTENBACH ... The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Monday, March 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Mary ... BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday following a lackluster day on Wall Street. Investors are keepingÃâà...
CNBC
March 13, 2018
Major Asian steel producers were in the red following President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. ... Asian stock markets ended mixed on Tuesday, after Wall Street gave up gains and as investors look forward to the release of U.S. inflation data later in the day.
MarketWatch
March 12, 2018
The Asian stock market is set to become the world's largest equity market within the next decade, ousting North America from the top spot, according to Morgan Stanley. By 2027, Asia's total stock market capitalization will almost double from $29 trillion now to $56 trillion, overtaking a projected $42 trillion forÃâà...
Markets Insider
March 9, 2018
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has moved lower in six straight sessions, sliding almost 45 points or 2.7 percent in that span. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just beneath the 1,780-point plateau and it may take further damage again on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets isÃâà...
TheStreet.com
March 9, 2018
5 New Quotes by Major Banking Executives That Should Terrify Stock Market Bulls. Banking executives are making the rounds this week to talk about their businesses, and ... I was in Asia last week, and you can feel it in Asia. You can certainly feel it in client conversations in the states." "It bothers me I can'tÃâà...
Nasdaq
March 9, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - The Hong Kong stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had ... The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative after U.S. Donald Trump officially imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports - while tumbling crude oilÃâà...
Nasdaq
March 9, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - The China stock market bounced higher again on Thursday, one session after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 35 points or 1.1 percent. ... The European and U.S. markets were up, but the Asian markets are expected to head lower. The SCIÃâà...
Nasdaq
March 9, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - The Taiwan stock market has climbed higher in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day losing streak in which it had ... The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative after U.S. Donald Trump officially imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports - while tumbling crudeÃâà...
Virginian-Pilot
March 9, 2018
People walk past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, March 9, 2018. Asian shares were mostly higher Friday on relief that President Donald Trump's tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports may not be as harsh as initially feared. News TrumpÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 9, 2018
During the morning's push into so-called risk assets like stocks, havens such as the Japanese yen fell in Asia. ... The potential meeting between the U.S. and North Korean leaders, news of which came before most Asian stock markets opened for trading, followed an invitation in a letter from Kim that wasÃâà...
CNNMoney
February 9, 2018
The losses in Asian markets Friday capped a brutal week. The Nikkei is now down more than 11% from its peak in late January. That means that like the Dow and some European markets, it's in correction territory -- a decline of 10% or more from a recent high. Experts generally agree that the U.S. and otherÃâà...