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Recession risks prod BOJ to strengthen forward guidance in April

BOJ kept intact a pledge to guide short-term interest rates at minus 0.1 percent and long-term rates around zero percent via aggressive bond buying.

May 10, 2019

By Reuters

Trump's tariff hike on $200 billion of Chinese goods takes effect

Hike comes in the midst of two days of talks between top US and Chinese negotiators to try ending end a 10-month trade war between them.

May 10, 2019

By Reuters

Asian shares hit fresh six-week lows ahead of crucial US-China trade talks

Stocks extended earlier losses in Asian trade after President Donald Trump said that China "broke the deal" in trade talks.

May 9, 2019

By Reuters

Oil prices under pressure from US-China trade dispute, market remains tense

Global economic growth is threatened by the intensifying trade dispute between the United States and China, analysts say.

May 7, 2019

By Reuters

Five things to watch for during LME Asia Week

Here are five themes attendees will be seeking information on over two days of seminars.

May 6, 2019

By Reuters

Fast-spreading pig 'Ebola' virus in China to upset global meat trade balance

With the culling of the infected pigs, the population of swine will effectively go down, thus creating dependency on other meat.

May 4, 2019

By Nandita Natrajkumar

Asian markets calm as investors await US jobs report

A solid reading would bolster the notion the world's biggest economy is on track for its longest expansion ever.

May 3, 2019

By Reuters

Asian shares trade sideways as investors await fresh cues

Global equities markets have scaled new highs since the start of the year largely on expectations of easy monetary policies around the world.

May 2, 2019

By Reuters

Global Markets: Asian shares fall as China manufacturing data disappoints

Asian share values dropping drastically, China shows inclination in the same direction with dwindling market index.

Apr 30, 2019

By Reuters

Asia shares subdued, dollar pins hopes on U.S. GDP

The rise in the yen and some mixed Japanese economic data nudged the Nikkei down 0.7 percent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.1 percent.

Apr 26, 2019

By Reuters

Asian shares dip; euro weighed by sagging German business morale

In the currency market, the dollar index, which measures the greenback versus a basket of six major rivals, rose to as high as 98.189 overnight, its highest level since May 2017.

Apr 25, 2019

By Reuters