Global shares mostly higher ahead of Trump-Xi meeting TOKYO: Shares were mostly higher Wednesday both in Europe and Asia as oil prices extended gains. North Korea's latest missile launch appeared to have little impact on trading. Investors are awaiting US data and meetings later in the week between... 05 Apr, 2017
Asian shares mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting TOKYO: Shares wavered Tuesday in Asia as regional markets appeared to shrug off the latest North Korean missile test. But trading was light ahead of US data releases and meetings later in the week between President Donald Trump and his Chinese... 05 Apr, 2017
Global shares mixed ahead of US-China talks SEOUL: European stocks are mixed after Asian markets finished mostly lower on Tuesday. Investors are cautiously awaiting President Donald Trump's meeting with the Chinese president later this week. KEEPING SCORE: Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.4... 04 Apr, 2017
Asian markets fall as China liquidity concerns intensify HONG KONG: Most Asian stock markets fell Thursday, led by a slide in Chinese shares as investors' concerns about liquidity intensified. Keeping Score: The Shanghai Composite index skidded 1.1 percent lower to 3,207.13 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng... 30 Mar, 2017
Japan principal of scandal-hit school says he got 1 mln yen donation from PM's wife TOKYO: The head of a Japanese school at the heart of a political scandal received a donation of 1 million yen ($8,980) from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife in 2015, he told parliament in sworn testimony on Thursday. "It was an honour... Women 23 Mar, 2017
Asian shares at 21-month high, dollar soft on less hawkish Fed US bond yields ease, taking dollar with them Chicago Fed Evans says two more rate hikes likely this year Asia shares hit 15-month high Oil prices tick up on hopes of extended OPEC-led output curb TOKYO: Asian shares hit 21-month... 21 Mar, 2017
Asian stocks drift as investors await Fed meeting SEOUL: Asian stock markets drifted in slow trading on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's meeting and a batch of economic and political events later this week. Keeping Score: Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.1 percent to... 14 Mar, 2017
Global stocks eke out modest gains at start of busy week LONDON: European stock markets eked out some modest gains Monday after a strong US jobs report helped Wall Street end last week on a high note. However a welter of potential "event risks" this week kept sentiment in check. KEEPING SCORE: In... 13 Mar, 2017
Japan PM Abe's support dives in wake of school scandal: online poll TOKYO: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plunged after questions were raised in parliament about a murky land deal involving an elementary school to which his wife had ties, according to an online poll published on... Women 09 Mar, 2017
Global shares lower as investors await Fed chair's speech SEOUL: Global shares slipped Friday as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen later in the day. Markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai lost ground ahead of Sunday's opening of the annual session of the National People's... 03 Mar, 2017
Global stocks mixed after weak China data SEOUL: Global stock markets were mixed on Friday with European markets off to a positive start after some Asian markets closed lower on disappointing trade data from China. The US dollar resumed its fall after a brief gain. KEEPING SCORE:... 13 Jan, 2017
Stocks steady, oil in flux, sterling suffers 'hard' Brexit fears SINGAPORE: Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday while crude oil prices languished near three-week lows, with investors uncertain whether output cuts by some major exporters would be enough to offset increasing supplies from other producers. Sterling... 10 Jan, 2017
