Australia central bank holds rates with inflation soft
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's central bank held interest rates at a record low on Tuesday even as the economy…
7 years ago
Business
Oil holds gains, eyes on $100 a barrel, but Asia markets down
HONG KONG, United States (AFP) -- Oil prices held around four-year highs Tuesday after another blistering rally, supporting energy firms,…
7 years ago
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes at 27-year high
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rose to a 27-year high on Monday, boosted by a weak yen…
7 years ago
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St gains, weaker yen
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on Friday with sentiment boosted by gains on Wall Street and…
7 years ago
Asian markets rally with Wall St on growth optimism
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street where investors were buoyed by…
7 years ago
Asian markets rally with Wall St on growth optimism
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street where investors were buoyed by…
7 years ago
Japan’s jobless rate down, factory output up in August
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's unemployment rate fell while factory output rose for the first time in four months in…
7 years ago
Global stock markets mostly rise after Fed decision
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Most of the world's stock markets pushed higher and the dollar rose Thursday as…
7 years ago
Asian markets fluctuate after Fed hike, Trump China comments
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets swung on Thursday as investors considered the prospect of more US interest rate…
7 years ago
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China’s ‘new Silk Road’
by Damon Wake Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road"…
7 years ago
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