Shinichi Saoshiro
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Asia stocks make cautious gains as weak data boosts stimulus hopes
Asian stocks eked out modest gains on Monday, amid a cautious market mood as investors pinned expectations on likely stimulus to support growth in the world's major economies, which showed further signs of struggle. → Read More
Shares rise, safe havens sold on trade war optimism, firm U.S. data
Asian stocks tracked global peers and rose on Friday while safe havens such as government bonds and the yen were sold amid signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions and as firm U.S. economic data bolstered risk appetites. → Read More
Asia stocks track Chinese gains, pound finds a floor
Stocks followed a firmer Chinese lead on Wednesday after a report showed growth in the country's service sector accelerating despite broader economic headwinds, while the pound halted its decline on hopes a no-deal Brexit may yet be averted. → Read More
Yen stands tall as U.S. yield curve inversion stokes economic worries
The yen stood tall against its peers on Wednesday, with an inversion of the U.S. yield curve stoking recession worries and keeping the safe-haven Japanese currency in demand. → Read More
Asia stocks, bond yields climb as trade war fears ebb
Asian stocks rose in step with their global peers while safe-haven bonds retreated on Tuesday, as signs Sino-U.S. trade hostilities might be easing for now helped restore investor confidence after the previous session's rout. → Read More
Dollar nudged off three-week peak as U.S. yields dip before Jackson Hole meet
The dollar was on the defensive on Wednesday, elbowed off a three-week peak by a reversal in U.S. yields as they headed south again ahead of a meeting of central bankers, at which the Federal Reserve is expected to give clues on further rate cuts. → Read More
Dollar near three-week peak as global stimulus talk lifts yields
The dollar hovered near a three-week high on Tuesday, as expectations policymakers around the world would unleash fresh stimulus drove an improvement in appetite for riskier assets and lifted U.S. government bond yields. → Read More
Dollar near three-week high as thaw in risk aversion lifts yields
The dollar held near a three-week high on Tuesday, as expectations global economies would unleash fresh stimulus and an improvement in appetite for riskier assets lifted yields on U.S. government bonds. → Read More
Asia stocks rise as stimulus, policy hopes calm nervous investors
Asian stocks rose on Monday as hopes of more stimulus from central banks around the world and steps being taken by major economies such as Germany and China soothed investors' fears of a sharp global economic slump. → Read More
Yen near seven-month high versus dollar; Hong Kong, Argentina woes fuel risk aversion
The yen stood near a seven-month high against the dollar on Tuesday as unrest in Hong Kong and gyrations in Argentina's markets heightened investor risk aversion and fanned demand for the safe-haven Japanese currency. → Read More
Yen stands tall on global growth fears, central bank easing weighs on peers
The yen stood tall on Thursday, after global central banks startled markets with heavy rate cuts and threats of more to come as world economic risks grow, boosting the appeal of the safe-haven Japanese currency. → Read More
Stocks deepen losses as U.S. puts yuan in trade war crosshairs
Global stocks extended their already substantial losses and the offshore yuan hit an all-time low on Tuesday after Washington designated Beijing a currency manipulator in a rapid escalation of the U.S.-China trade war. → Read More
Dollar steady as markets await Fed verdict, pound struggles
The dollar held steady on Wednesday, largely in a wait-and-see mode as traders looked ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve's meeting later in the day when policymakers are expected to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008. → Read More
Asia stocks higher ahead of Fed, pound pressured by fresh Brexit pain
Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday as equity investors prepared for an expected U.S. interest rate cut this week while heightened concerns in currency markets about a no-deal Brexit sent the pound to a 28-month low. → Read More
Euro plumbs two-month low ahead of ECB, pound under pressure
The euro slipped to a two-month low on Wednesday, as markets waited to gauge the European Central Bank's stance on policy amid bubbling expectations that it could eventually lower interest rates and join the global easing trend. → Read More
Euro hits two-month low as markets wait to gauge ECB's policy stance
The euro slipped to a two-month low on Wednesday, as markets waited to gauge the European Central Bank's stance on policy amid bubbling expectations that it could eventually lower interest rates and join the global easing trend. → Read More
Easing hopes prop up global stocks, pound sags as Britain eyes new PM
Expectations of policy easing by major central banks such as the Federal Reserve propped up global stocks on Tuesday, while the pound sagged as Britain braced for a new prime minister who could pave the way for a no-deal exit from the European Union. → Read More
Asia stocks dip on likely smaller Fed rate cut, oil gains
Asia stocks eased on Monday as investors reduced expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while heightened Middle East tensions following an Iranian seizure of a British tanker lifted crude oil prices. → Read More
Asia stocks gain, dollar sags as Fed reinforces rate cut expectations
Asian stocks gained and the dollar sagged on Friday after a top Federal Reserve official all but cemented expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this month. → Read More
Dollar held back by lower U.S. yields, rebound in pound
The dollar nursed light losses on Thursday, weighed down by lower U.S. yields and a rebound in the pound from 27-month lows. → Read More