Asian shares track Wall Street gains on robust US earnings
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index edged 0.1 percent lower to 20,417.97 while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.2 percent to 2,111.06
Dollar stalls, sterling steadies after May wins no-confidence vote
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was a shade higher at 96.133 after gaining about 1 percent over the previous five sessions
Pound briefly hits two-month high, braces for Brexit parliament vote
Against the euro it briefly rose to 88.755 pence, up 0.6 percent on the day, the highest since Dec. 5 but then fell back to 89.2 pence
Gold prices rise as Fed stance weakens dollar
Spot gold rose 0.6 percent to $1,293.55 per ounce as at 0604 GMT, heading for a fourth straight weekly gain. The yellow metal is up 0.7 percent so far this week
Asian stocks rise on Fed restraint, U.S-China trade hopes
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.7 percent to 20,306.16 and South Korea’s Kospi was 0.4 percent higher at 2,071.18
Dollar slips on Fed chief’s “patient” comments
In 2018, the greenback outperformed its peers, gaining 4.3 percent as the Fed hiked rates four times on the back of a strong domestic economy, falling unemployment and rising wage pressures
Commodity-linked currencies gain on China-U.S. trade hopes
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six peers, edged 0.1 percent lower to 95.803. It hovered not far off an 11-week low of 95.638 touched early this week
Asian shares rally on hopes for China-US trade breakthrough
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.3 percent to 20,472.79 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.5 percent to 26,512.06
Fed pause expectations keep lid on dollar
The dollar index was marginally higher, fetching 95.80 at 0244 GMT. Earlier in the session, it had hit an intra-day low of 95.68
Asian shares mixed amid silence on China-US trade talks
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.1 percent to 20,251.42 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.3 percent to 25,905.82.
China’s forex reserves fall in 2018 as slowing economy, trade war weigh
China’s foreign exchange reserves - the world’s largest - fell by $67.24 billion last year to $3.073 trillion, central bank data showed on Monday
Dollar slips on Powell views; optimism on trade talks aids Aussie dollar
The dollar index, a gauge of its value versus six major peers, stood at 95.96 at 0406 GMT Monday, down 0.2 percent from an intraday high of 96.16
Japan rebounds, Asia jumps on US data as trade talks begin
Japan’s benchmark, bouncing back from steep losses last week, started the day trading over 3 percent higher
Market Weekly: Mixed sentiments, KSE-100 index gains 380 points WoW
Volumes during the week settled at 118 million shares (up by 7 per cent WoW) while value traded arrived at $41 million (up by 14 per cent WoW)
Fund managers hoping for stock rally look to emerging markets
After emerging market stocks led global equity markets lower in a brutal 2018, some U.S.-based fund managers are betting that the asset class may have the largest rebound in the new year