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by Frederick ATTEWILL Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Fresh political turbulence in Washington and renewed fears over US-China relations pushed Asian markets lower Friday, as a global slump sparked by unease over Fed policy showed no signs of easing. The resignation of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis — seen as a moderating force on an often impulsive president — and the looming threat of a federal government shutdown alarmed investors as concern grows […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Asian shares rebounded on Thursday (November 10) and the dollar firmed in a remarkable snapback from the shock of Republican Donald Trump’s presidential victory, though the speed of the reversal left some market watchers scratching their heads. The Nikkei duly recouped all of Wednesday’s (November 9) 5 percent loss and more to trade up roughly 6 percent as the yen weakened following the previous session’s surge. In South Korea, the Korea […]
(Reuters) – eked out gains on Monday after seeing Wall Street recover from the latest round of tensions in the Ukrainian crisis, although renewed uncertainty over the volatile conflict put a firm lid on markets. The dollar was on the back foot against the safe-haven yen, weighed by a slide in Treasury yields. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.1 percent. Tokyo’s Nikkei .N225 gained 0.1 percent. News late on […]
