Asian Shares

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  Asian Shares In The Red As Nervous Markets Await Federal Reserve Decision

  Japan's Nikkei extended early losses to drop 1.3 per cent as exporters were undermined by recent broad-based gains in the yen.

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  Asian Shares On Defensive As New Political Worries Sour Mood

  It hit a session low soon after the New York Times reported that US Special Counsel Robert Mueller had issued a subpoena for documents related to US President Donald Trump's businesses.

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  Asian Shares Slip On US Protectionism Fears

  The weakness followed losses on Wall Street, with the Dow off 0.7 per cent, the S&P 500 down 0.6 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.0 per cent.

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  Asian Shares Rally Stalls As Wall Street Loses Steam

  MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan inched down 0.05 per cent. The index had surged 1.5 per cent on Monday following firm US jobs numbers.

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  Asian Shares Rally As US Jobs Data Revive Risk Appetite

  The US jobs news lifted riskier currencies, including the Mexican peso and Canadian and Australian dollars, while weighing on the safe-haven yen.

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  Asian Shares Lurch Lower As US Central Bank Seen Plotting Faster Rate Hikes

  MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is down more than 4 per cent in February after global equity markets were mauled at the start of the month by worries US inflation is picking up.

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  Asian Shares Rise To 3-Week High Ahead Of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's Testimony

  Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's debut appearance is seen as critical for financial markets at a time when many investors are nervous about the US central bank's policy normalisation following years of stimulus after the financial crisis almost a decade ago.

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  Asian Shares Turn Cautious, Dollar Loses Early Edge

  Sentiment was fragile with the dollar losing early gains and safe-haven bonds firming as E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 turned 0.1 per cent lower.

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  Asian Shares Off 2-Month Lows As Wall Street Extends Rebound

  Wall Street's three major indexes rose for the second day on Monday as investors regained some confidence after US equities had their biggest weekly drop in two years.

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  Asian Shares Edge Higher, Bonds Fret On US Inflation

  E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.5 per cent, adding to a late bounce on Friday. Yet a relatively sharp 12 tick drop in Treasury bond futures suggested it was too early to sound an all-clear on volatility.

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  Asian Shares Pummelled By Fresh Big Slide On Wall Street

  US markets remained the epicentre of the global sell-off, with the Dow plunging 4.1 per cent and the S&P 500 sinking 3.7 per cent overnight.

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  Asian Shares Flirt With Six-Week Lows

  US congressional leaders reached a two-year budget deal to raise government spending by almost $300 billion, a rare display of bipartisanship that is positive for risk sentiment but is also widening the federal deficit sharply.

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  Asian Shares Back From The Brink As Wall Street Rallies

  Chinese blue chips rallied 1.2 per cent and Japan's Nikkei rebounded 3.1 per cent. The latter had slid 4.73 per cent on Tuesday for its steepest fall in 15 months.

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  Asian Shares Tumble After Wall Street Suffers Its Biggest Decline Since 2011

  As Wall Street continued its record-setting advances, Tokyo's Nikkei had also hit 26-year highs on the recovering global economy and robust corporate earnings.

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  Asian Shares Gain As Wall Street Hits Record

  The three major Wall Street indices scaled record highs again, with Dow up 0.3%, the S&P 500 adding 0.2% and the Nasdaq inching 0.1% higher.