Reports on the economy released Tuesday showed some slight cracks. One said that confidence among US consumers fell in February. Another said that manufacturing in the Chicago region weakened by more than expected
Investors appear to have grown more convinced that the Federal Reserve may temper its aggressive interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation after the Commerce Department reported the U.S. economy contracted at a 0.9%...
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced while Seoul and Shanghai declined. US futures edged lower while oil prices rose
Tokyo was nearly unchanged, Mumbai and Shanghai rose while Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney fell
Investors are awaiting the next move by the US Federal Reserve, which is expected to raise its key interest rate again on Wednesday as it strives to beat back inflation
Tokyo's benchmark was higher but other major indexes declined in morning trading after an early rally evaporated on Wall Street
Markets have been jittery over whether the Fed's plan to cool the hottest U.S. inflation in four decades might be too aggressive and throw the economy into a recession by pumping the brakes on growth too hard
US futures advanced and oil prices fell back early Monday
The Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.1% to 3,323.64 after the Chinese government reported factory output rebounded into positive territory in May as...
Investors took Friday's report to suggest the Federal Reserve will persist in raising interest rates and making other moves in order to slow the economy, to...
On Friday, the markets managed to break a five-week losing streak as the Sensex rose 2.9 per cent while the broader Nifty 50 Index advanced 3 per cent.
The BSE Sensex gained over 1,000 points to end at 57,863, while the NSE Nifty gained over 311.7 points to settle at 17,287
Benchmarks were higher in early trading in Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai. Hong Kong declined and markets were closed in South Korea for a holiday. U.S. futures...
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.7 per cent in morning trading to 26,929.94. South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.2 per cent to 2,726.43.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 2.0% in morning trading to 27,027.23. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2.3% to 6,972.10. South Korea’s Kospi lost...
On Thursday, the S&P 500 lost 1.1% to a three-month low, with nearly 85% of stocks in the index falling. It's now down 6% for the year.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose to 4,704.54 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2% to 35,870.95.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.7 per cent to 29,490.53 in early trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.2 per cent to 7,381.40, while South Korea's...
Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong, which make up the bulk of the region's market value, advanced. Seoul and Sydney declined.
Japan reported that its economy contracted in the July-September quarter amid tighter pandemic restrictions that hit consumer spending.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 1.0% in early trading to 29,809.67. South Korea’s Kospi added 1.0 per cent to 3,005.11
The market’s gains came as investors welcomed another batch of encouraging quarterly report cards from several companies. Every S&P 500 company that reported...
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed nearly 1.2 per cent in early trading to 27,677.60, while South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.9 per cent to 3,247.68.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 dipped 0.2 per cent to 4,246.59 as the Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on interest-rates and other policies.