Asian shares

Asian shares

Monitors displaying the stock index prices and Japanese yen exchange rate against the US dollar are seen after the New Year ceremony marking the opening of trading in 2022 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan 4 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian shares rally as investors await US jobs data

JPMorgan's Craig said investors were waiting for US non-farm payroll data due later on Friday, and inflation data due next week, to see whether they would reinforce or undermine the case for...

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

World shares at record high as investors count on Fed largesse

Visitors look at a stock quotation board at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Japan, October 11, 2018/ Reuters

Global stock benchmark at new high, dollar slips

Men wearing protective face masks chat in front of a screen displaying Nikkei share average and world stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Asian shares down on slow-growth fear; dollar stays near three-week low

Men wearing protective face masks chat in front of a screen displaying Nikkei share average and world stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Asia shares ease as weak China data weighs

Two men walk past an electronic screen showing stock information at a brokerage house/ Reuters

Asian shares rise on dovish Fed chair, oil up as hurricane batters Louisiana

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian shares shrug off Delta woes to hit 1-week highs

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Asian shares near 1-wk highs but Delta woes mount

People are reflected on a glass in front of a large screen showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange after market opens in Tokyo, Japan October 2, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Asian shares kick-off week on cautious note as Covid-19 cases spike

In a matter of weeks, the highly contagious disease has pushed the world to the brink of a recession more severe than the 2008 financial crisis. The Photo shows a visitor wearing a protective face mask walks past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, on March 2, 2020/ Reuters

Asia's share markets edge up on recovery signals

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Asia off to slow start ahead of US data deluge

Asian shares wobble ahead of Fed outcome and earnings

Asian shares wobble ahead of Fed outcome and earnings

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Asian shares near 6-week highs, eyes on Fed, US GDP