Asian stocks gained ground on Thursday after Federal Reserve minutes released yesterday showed the central bank is poised to raise interest rates further to tackle inflation even if it hurts growth. On the board, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.5% to 26,490.53 points. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng is moving with slight losses of 0.2%, […]
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Asian stock market gains led by South Korea
Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region are moving higher, against the backdrop of an interest rate increase by the Central Bank of Australia as expected. In particular, the Central Bank of Australia decided to increase interest rates by 50 basis points to 1.35%. The Australian dollar fell after the announcement of the RBA decision to […]
Mixed signs in Asian markets
Indexes in Asia and the Pacific followed a different direction in the first sessions of the stock market week, awaiting new monetary policy decisions from central banks in the region. Specifically, in Japan the Nikkei increased by 0.84% ​​and ended at 26,153 points, while the Topix increased by 1.34% closing at 1,869 points. Indices also […]
Negative sentiment in Asian stock markets
Asian stock markets retreated on Friday after yesterday’s losses on Wall Street and as sentiment was weighed down by disappointing data from the Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey of the world’s third-largest economy. In the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey the key index for large manufacturing firms fell to 9 from 14 in the previous […]
Losses in Asia, boost to China from macro
Most Asian stock markets are moving negatively on Thursday, with the Chinese market gaining ground after the data showed stronger manufacturing activity after the easing of measures to curb Covid-19. The Japanese Nikkei 225 lost 1.7% to 26,352.48 points in the wake of data showing that industrial production fell 7.2% in June compared to the […]
Losses in Asia after the fall of the Wall
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after the Wall Street crash yesterday, as investors remained mired in worries about the inflation rally, rising interest rates and the risk of recession. US market indices closed at a lows yesterday amid senior Federal Reserve officials saying the central bank would continue to work hard to reduce inflation. At […]
Rising trends in Asia, despite concerns about the global economy
Uptrends are mostly recorded in the Asia-Pacific stock markets on Tuesday, with investors weighing the web of financial concerns that permeates international markets. On the board, the Japanese Nikkei closed with a rise of 0.66%, to 27,049.47 points, with the South Korean KOSPI to gain 0.68%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng records an […]
Rally in Asia, after the ‘ray of hope’ from Wall
The major Asia-Pacific stock indices are gaining ground on Monday, after the completion, on Friday, of a – rare last – week of gains on Wall Street. China’s optimism about controlling the latest outbreaks of the coronavirus pandemic by restarting schools and businesses is also a boost to the market, according to analysts cited by […]
Losses in Asia pending Powell’s deposition
Asian stocks traded lower on Wednesday despite yesterday’s rally on Wall Street, with investors wary of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech to Congress. The Japanese Nikkei 225 index fell 0.4% to 26,149.55 points. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng fell 1.6%, while in mainland China the Shanghai Composite fell 0.8%. In South Korea the […]
Climate recovery in Asia, with investors ‘buying in the dive’
A recovery climate prevailed on Tuesday in the stock exchanges of the Asia-Pacific region, in parallel with the futures of the main stock indices of Wall Street, which was closed on Monday due to a national holiday in the USA. “Today’s gains are an attempt to make up for some of the previous losses, with […]
