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  • Asian Stocks Sink Amid Pre-CPI Angst, China Extends Losses

    Asian Stocks Sink Amid Pre-CPI Angst, China Extends Losses0

    Most Asian stocks sank on Wednesday as markets hunkered down before key U.S. consumer inflation data due later in the day, with Chinese bourses down for a second straight session after disappointing trade readings. China’s Shanghai Composite and Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 indexes fell 1.2% and 0.8%, respectively, tracking weaker-than-expected import data that ramped up

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  • Asia FX Dips After Chinese Imports Disappoint, Dollar Rises

    Asia FX Dips After Chinese Imports Disappoint, Dollar Rises0

    Most Asian currencies retreated on Tuesday tracking softer-than-expected Chinese import data, while the dollar firmed ahead of more cues on the U.S. economy from key inflation data due this week. China’s yuan fell 0.1% as data showed China’s imports fell more than expected in April, indicating that local demand in the country remained dim despite

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  • Oil Prices Rise On OPEC+ Hopes, But Set For Steep Weekly Losses0

    Oil prices crept higher on Friday on the prospect of supportive measures by the OPEC+, although fears of an economic slowdown stemming from a banking crisis kept gains limited and put prices on course for their worst week this year. Media reports said that Saudi Arabian and Russian ministers met this week to discuss potential

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  • Asian Stocks Surge As Bank Bailouts Lift Spirits

    Asian Stocks Surge As Bank Bailouts Lift Spirits0

    Asian stock markets rose on Friday, recovering from a series of sharp losses this week as government and institutional support to stem a potential banking crisis helped improve sentiment, while traders also priced in a less hawkish Federal Reserve. Chinese bourses were the best performers for the day, with the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and

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  • ECB Likely To Stick To Big Rate Hike Despite Banking Turmoil, Source Says

    ECB Likely To Stick To Big Rate Hike Despite Banking Turmoil, Source Says0

    European Central Bank policymakers are still leaning towards a half-percentage-point rate hike on Thursday, despite turmoil in the banking sector, as they expect inflation will remain too high in coming years, a source told Reuters. Investors had begun to doubt the ECB’s commitment to another big rate hike this week after the collapse of Silicon

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  • Asian Stocks Rise As Bank Rout Eases, Markets Bet On Less Hawkish Fed

    Asian Stocks Rise As Bank Rout Eases, Markets Bet On Less Hawkish Fed0

    Most Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, helped by a recovery in bank shares amid easing fears over a potential crisis in the U.S., while growing bets that the Federal Reserve will adopt a less hawkish stance also aided sentiment. Regional markets took positive cues from an overnight recovery on Wall Street, after consumer inflation

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