Asian stocks slide as geopolitical worries sap confidence – Yahoo Finance UK
By Ian Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Gold prices just missed their record highs and crude oil prices were flat on Tuesday after surging last week as investors sought safety amid geopolitical risks and looked ahead to Nvidia earnings and U.S. inflation data later this week. European shares were modestly higher at the open after Japan's […]
Asian Stocks Gain as Investors Count Down to Cuts: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose for a third straight session and the yen rose to a three-week high as expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut were on the horizon, buoying market sentiment. Most read articles on Bloomberg Australian and Hong Kong shares rose on Monday after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in a […]
USD/JPY retreats over 50 pips from Asian session peak, slides below mid-147.00s – FXStreet
USD/JPY gained some positive momentum on Monday but struggled to capitalize on the move. Diverging policy forecasts from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve proved to be the main factor restraining further gains. A positive risk stance could weaken the safe haven yen, providing some support to the currency pair. The USD/JPY pair […]
Asian Stocks Head for Best Week in Over a Year: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose as traders reinvested into riskier assets on rising hopes that the U.S. economy can avoid recession, while U.S. Treasuries extended losses and the yen is on track for its worst week since May. Most read articles on Bloomberg Nearly every major stock index rose in Asia, sending the region’s stock […]
Asian Shares Drop as Markets Await Major Events: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Asian shares fell on speculation that investors were trimming some of their holdings ahead of a string of events scheduled over the next few days, including key central bank decisions, key economic data and earnings reports from large U.S. companies. Most read articles on Bloomberg The MSCI Asia Pacific index extended its decline […]
Most Asian Stocks Fall After Big Tech Disappoints: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Most Asian stocks fell, following a sell-off on Wall Street after the “Magnificent Seven” giants got off to a weak start with earnings reports. Most read articles on Bloomberg Stock indexes in Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China all fell, while South Korea’s index alternated between rises and falls. U.S. stocks fell on […]
Asian stocks sink on political uncertainty; China rate cut offers little cheer – Investing.com
Investing.com — Most Asian stocks fell on Monday amid uncertainty about how the change in U.S. leadership will affect the region. Even a surprise interest rate cut in China wasn’t enough to lift market morale. Regional markets are still digesting US President Joe Biden’s sudden decision to forgo reelection and instead endorse Vice President Kamala […]
Defiant Harvard Stubbornly Demands To Keep Shunning Asian Students
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Ivy League President Digs in Against Supreme Court Examining Race-Based Preferences Remember how last summer’s horrifying Atlanta spa shooting deaths of eight people, including six Asian women, spurred a season of #StopAsianHate sentiment to empower and protect Asian Americans? Harvard forgot all that very quickly. You see, Harvard doesn’t like […]
Asian Stocks Decline as Chip Selloff Gains Steam: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Asian shares fell on Thursday as worries over tightening U.S. restrictions on semiconductor sales to China deepened a global sell-off in technology shares. Most read articles on Bloomberg Stocks in Japan and South Korea fell, with the Tokyo Stock Exchange down 1.5%, weighed down by a stronger yen and heavy selling by chipmakers […]
I’m Trying to Be More Asian and Less White
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes That’s what Coca-Cola wants me to do. A diversity training program at Coca-Cola gives pointers on how to be less white. I’m going to take it to heart and try to be more Asian, in ways that I’ll describe momentarily. First, as background, the program said that the way to be […]