Asia-Pacific markets rise as US economic data eases recession fears

Asia-Pacific markets climb as US economic data eases recession fears. Tokyo’s inflation rises to 2.6%, affecting Bank of Japan’s policy outlook. Dow Jones hits record high; Nasdaq declines due to ... Read More

Asian Shares Rise On Optimism About US Economy

Asian stocks advanced on Friday as strong GDP and labor data hinted at a soft landing for the world's largest economy. The dollar ... Read More

Asia: Markets surge on strong US consumer data

JAPANESE stocks surged and markets across Asia started strong on Friday (Aug 16), tracking substantial gains on Wall Street after encouraging US retail sales data reassured investors about the health ... Read More

Gold hits record high as global markets rise

Gold hit a record high on Friday as global stock markets gained on reassuring data about the health of the world's biggest economy and likely US interest ... higher. In Asian trading, the Nikkei ... Read More

Asian markets are trading mixed as investors wait for key US jobs report

Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a key report on U.S. employment set for release later in the week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.2% in morning ... Read More

Stock market today: Wall Street leaps, and S&P 500 rallies 1.6% as US shoppers drive the economy

A year ago, such reports could have sent the stock market reeling on worries they would push inflation higher. But good news for the economy is ... following the strong economic data. Read More

Asian shares trade mixed amid caution ahead of key US employment report

Asian shares traded mixed Friday ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. jobs report that’s expected to influence how the U.S. Federal Reserve will move on interest rates. Trading was ... Read More

Asian shares mixed as jitters calm over global markets while uncertainty lingers

TOKYO--Asian shares ... in morning trading, they sank on profit-taking, although prices soon recovered. A cautious mood remains on global markets amid uncertainty about the U.S. economy. Read More

Asian stocks rise on US inflation cheer, positive data from Japan, China

Japanese and Chinese markets were the best performers in the region, after separate data prints showed Japan’s economy grew more ... also rose slightly in Asian trade, as the softer inflation ... Read More

Strong US economy pushes equities towards best week of 2024

A flurry of data showing the American economy ... in the currency market.” In commodities, gold was on track for a weekly gain. Oil dropped as the market weighed strong US economic data ... Read More

Volatility is the stock market's new normal

The dizziness started in Asia ... fears that the US economy could tip into recession came back into view, which caused the people of markets — from the macro traders to the stock jockeys ... Read More

Gold hits record high as global markets rise

Gold hit a record high on Friday as global stock markets gained on reassuring data about the health of the world's biggest economy and likely US interest rate cuts ... the Japanese unit bounded higher ... Read More