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Asian stocks rise on Fed rate cut hopes and U.S. inflation worries. AI boom drives Wall Street to record highs. Yen hits 38-year low, impacting Japanese markets. Gold market pressured by strong dollar.

Asian shares fell on inflation worries, pushing bond yields higher. The yen's decline raised intervention fears. The dollar surged against major currencies. Markets reacted to unexpected inflation hikes. Uncertainties in commodity markets added to t...

Asian stocks hesitated in early trade amid anticipation for a crucial U.S. inflation reading. Concerns over potential Japanese intervention lingered as the yen approached 160 per dollar. Japan and Taiwan stocks rallied, while China's market saw a sl...

Asian shares rose on Fed rate cut expectations and ECB meeting. Oil prices climbed, Treasury yields fell. Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 1.14%, led by tech stocks.

Asian share markets rose on Monday as investors anticipated rate cuts by the European Central Bank and possibly the Bank of Canada. Sticky inflation may prolong the easing process.

Asian stocks rose for the fourth month, while the dollar drifted lower. Investors await inflation readings from Europe and the U.S. for interest rate guidance.

Tokyo's main stock index closed lower on Tuesday, in line with broad losses in Asia, as investors look ahead to the release of key US inflation data. Global investors are keenly awaiting the release Friday of the US personal consumption expenditures...

Asian shares mixed after rallying, with rising bets of European rate cut and key inflation data boosting risk appetite. Wall Street futures firm ahead of U.S. market reopening after holiday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's increasing influence in maintaining a global order favoring freedom and transparency. Addressing the Nikkei Asia Future of Asia Forum, he emphasised the challenges posed by supply chain issu...

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost 0.57%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index was one of the biggest decliners, slumping 0.8%, also hurt by a pullback in some commodity prices.

​Brent crude futures touched a one-week high of $84.14 a barrel in early trade, with the crash, in heavy fog, of a helicopter carrying Iran's president drawing traders' attention to the Middle East. Gold hovered close to a record high at $2,423 an o...

The data provided palpable relief to markets after higher-than-expected U.S. consumer prices in the first quarter had led to a sharp paring of rate cut bets, and even stoked some worries of an additional hike.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed slightly and hit its highest since early 2023 in morning trade, as a strong rally in Hong Kong shares extended into a fourth consecutive week.

Arm Holdings to launch AI chips in 2025, with SoftBank's involvement. TSMC negotiations ongoing. Investors anticipate SoftBank's earnings report for growth investment clues amid a surge in AI computing interest.

US State Secretary Antony Blinken, during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last month, urged Beijing to end military support for Moscow. Earlier in December, US President Joe Biden gave the Treasury Department authority to impose secondar...

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 0.19%, weighed down partly by declines from mainland Chinese blue chips. However, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.52%.

Demand will be tested at a $58 billion three-year note auction on Tuesday, which is followed by $42 billion in 10-year sales on Wednesday and $25 billion of 30-year sales on Thursday.

There was also action in commodities as gold reached another record, oil a five-month peak and copper a 13-month top, helping lift shares in basic materials and energy companies.

Japan's Nikkei was headed for a fourth successive day of loss - its longest losing streak in about five months - as a potential policy pivot from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) at its meeting next week draws near.