Financial Markets
Asian stocks climb on signs US rate hike off table for now
Aug 18, 2016

Asian stocks climb on signs US rate hike off table for now

Asian stocks rose Wednesday after Wall Street edged higher on news the U.S. Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates...

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Japan's trade shrinks in July, exports sink 14 percent
Aug 18, 2016

Japan's trade shrinks in July, exports sink 14 percent

Japan reports it posted a trade surplus of 513.5 billion yen ($5.1 billion) in July, though exports sank 14 percent from a year earlier...

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Global stocks dip ahead of release of Fed minutes
Aug 17, 2016

Global stocks dip ahead of release of Fed minutes

Global stocks and the price of oil dipped Wednesday as investors awaited the release of the minutes to the Federal Reserve's latest meeting for hints on when the next interest rate increase might come...

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Asian stocks mostly higher after Wall Street decline
Aug 17, 2016

Asian stocks mostly higher after Wall Street decline

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street declined...

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Global stocks drift lower as investors await US data
Aug 16, 2016

Global stocks drift lower as investors await US data

Shares were lower across global markets on Tuesday in sluggish trading, while oil prices resumed gains...

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Asian stocks drift pending fresh news; oil takes a breather
Aug 16, 2016

Asian stocks drift pending fresh news; oil takes a breather

Asian stock markets drifted sideways on Tuesday as the price of oil took a breather from a three-day rally...

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Global stocks edge higher as markets await US economic data
Aug 15, 2016

Global stocks edge higher as markets await US economic data

Global stocks mostly rose Monday, despite subdued growth figures for Japan, as investors looked ahead to U.S. economic data this week as well as the minutes to the Federal Reserve's last meeting...

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Asia shares edge higher as markets await US economic data
Aug 15, 2016

Asia shares edge higher as markets await US economic data

Shares were mostly higher Monday in Asia, following a record-setting week on Wall Street, though investors remained cautious ahead of the release of U.S. housing, inflation and manufacturing data...

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Asian shares climb, tracking gains in US stocks, oil prices
Aug 12, 2016

Asian shares climb, tracking gains in US stocks, oil prices

Asian shares rose Friday, tracking the rally in U.S. stocks that was driven by strong gains by energy companies and retailers...

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Asian shares slide after US losses due to lower oil prices
Aug 11, 2016

Asian shares slide after US losses due to lower oil prices

Asian stocks were mostly down Thursday after a sell-off in energy companies due to lower oil prices pulled down US stocks overnight, and with regional volumes affected by the closure of Japan's stock ...

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