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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Most Asian markets edged up Wednesday and the dollar extended gains against its peers on expectations of further interest rate rises, while traders await the release of Donald Trump’s tax reform plan. While shares were broadly in positive territory, US-North Korea tensions continue to jangle nerves and keep investors from buying with any conviction. Hong Kong added 0.5 percent, while Shanghai edged up 0.1 percent and Singapore gained 0.8 percent. […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The United States wants a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, toning down the shrill rhetoric between the two countries. “We maintain the capability to deter North Korea’s most dangerous threats but also to back up our diplomats in a manner that keeps this as long as possible in the diplomatic realm,” he said in New Delhi after talks with […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday on a stronger yen as investors snapped up the safe haven currency following the latest flare-up between Washington and North Korea. The bellwether Nikkei 225 index fell 0.22 percent, or 43.99 points, to 20,353.59 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was down 0.08 percent, or 1.30 points, at 1,671.52. Okasan Online Securities said in a commentary that Japanese shares were following Wall Street […]
