Tag: Asia stocks
Asia stocks, euro slide as economic, political uncertainty hits
SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Appetite for Asian stocks and the euro evaporated on Tuesday as economic and political fears sent investors seeking shelter in the yen, while forecasts China’s foreign exchange reserves has fallen for a seventh month added to jitters. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.15 percent while Japan’s […]
Asia stocks, dollar wrestle with US political risk
SYDNEY, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Asia shares eased on Thursday while the U.S. dollar stayed on the defensive as a tightening U.S. presidential race saw the S&P 500 suffer its longest losing streak in five years as investors fled to safer harbours. Sovereign bonds, gold, the yen and Swiss franc were all in favour, and […]
Asia stocks, dollar edge up on China inflation data relief
TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Asian stocks and the dollar bounced on Friday, erasing some losses from the previous day, as stronger-than-expected Chinese inflation data eased some concerns about the health of world’s second-biggest economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.4 percent after dropping 1.1 percent on Thursday, when weak […]
Asia stocks, sterling rise as Brexit anxiety abates
June 23 (Reuters) – Asian shares edged up and sterling stood close to its peak for the year on Thursday, as investors were cautiously optimistic that British voters would opt to remain in the European Union at a referendum later in the session. Two opinion polls published late on Wednesday, a few hours before […]