Oil prices get short-lived boost from attack on Iran

aol.com Oil prices jumped overnight after explosions were reported near the Iranian city of Isfahan, but those gains dissipated Friday as officials sought to play down the latest…

Oil prices jump about 3% after explosions reported in Iran

fortune.com Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East…

Asian and European Stocks Drop After Attack on Iran

barrons.com Stock markets in Asia and Europe retreated on Friday after Israel attacked sites in Iran, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal that cited people familiar with…

Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei leads Asian market retreat as Middle East tensions flare

finance.yahoo.com Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East…

Stocks sink, oil jumps after Israeli attack on Iran

finance.yahoo.com Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports Israel attacked Iran in a continuing series of assaults that…

Bitcoin Dips Below $60K as Israel Launches Strike on Iran

coindesk.com fell 5%, dipping below $60,000 before quickly recovering to about that level, as Israel hit back against Iran for a missile strike last week. ABC News first reported that…

Investors underestimating China’s middle class ‘tidal wave’: private equity CEO

scmp.com “China is still very attractive and represents one of the largest – if not the largest – investment opportunities around the world,” said the former Goldman Sachs chairman…

Stock market today: Wall Street rises in premarket as bond markets stabilize and earnings roll in

apnews.com Wall Street pointed higher in premarket trading Thursday as bond markets stabilized and more corporate earnings trickled in. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones…

Hang Seng, Nikkei Rally on Tech Boost, Fed Rate Bets

asiafinancial.com Asian stocks rallied on Thursday as investors took a breather after some calm returned to the markets amid worries over US interest rates and tensions in the Middle East.…

Asia markets live updates: Tech losses, Australia unemployment

cnbc.com Asia-Pacific markets climbed across the board Thursday, in contrast with Wall Street's overnight losses which saw the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fall for a fourth…

Asian Stocks Finish Higher After Yellen Remarks on Dollar. European Shares Gain

barrons.com Stock markets in Asia gained on Thursday after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged concerns that the dollar is too strong for some countries. Yellen met with her…

Stock market today: Asian shares gain despite Wall Street's tech-led retreat

finance.yahoo.com Asian shares advanced on Thursday even after sinking technology stocks sent Wall Street lower in the S&P 500's worse losing streak since the start of the year. U.S. futures…

Asian Stocks Retreat, European Markets Bounce Back

barrons.com Stock markets in Asia retreated on Wednesday, following U.S. shares Tuesday after the Federal Reserve indicated interest rates may stay higher for longer. Japan’s Nikkei…

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed while US seems committed to current rates

apnews.com Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday, as expectations resurfaced that U.S. interest rates may stay high for a while. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.5% in…

China's economy saw unexpected 5.3% growth in first quarter, though weak areas remain

pbs.org China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand, though signs of weakness in the troubled housing…

China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations, though weak spots remain

apnews.com China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand, though signs of weakness in the troubled housing…

Nikkei, Hang Seng Slide as US Data Dashes Rate Hopes

asiafinancial.com Asian stocks were in retreat on Tuesday after already fading hopes of US rates cuts anytime soon were dashed further, while tensions in the Middle East also weighed heavily…

European and Asia Stocks Fall Amid Uncertainty From Middle East

barrons.com Stock markets in Asia and Europe fell on Tuesday on concerns that growing geopolitical worries could lead to higher oil prices and faster inflation, keeping interest rates…

Asia markets sell off amid Iran-Israel tensions; China's GDP beats expectations

cnbc.com A batch of cars are ready to be shipped to overseas markets at the port of Taicang, Jiangsu province, China, April 9, 2024. Asia-Pacific markets sold off as the world awaits…

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street slump triggered by strong US spending data

aol.com Asian shares skidded Tuesday following a slump on Wall Street after higher yields in the U.S. bond market cranked up pressure on stocks. The Shanghai Composite index lost…

Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street's decline as Middle East tensions escalate

finance.yahoo.com Asia stocks pulled back on Monday as worries about potentially escalating tensions in the Middle East rattled financial markets, pushing investors to look for safer places…

Oil prices lower after Iran attack on Israel

bbc.co.uk "Clearly, the oil market does not see the need to factor in any additional supply threat at this point," energy analyst Vandana Hari said. Brent crude may well fall below…

Stock market today: Asia stocks are mostly lower after Wall St rebound led by Big Tech

apnews.com Asia stocks were mostly lower on Friday after gains for Big Tech shares helped U.S. stock indexes claw back much of their slide from the day before. U.S. futures and oil…

Hong Kong stocks drop over 2% as Asia markets trade mixed ahead of China data

cnbc.com An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday after an inflation-fueled…

Stock market today: Wall Street still reeling after hot US inflation data foils rate cut hopes

abcnews.go.com Wall Street continued to reel after a hotter than expected inflation report sent stocks tumbling a day earlier Wall Street continued to reel Thursday from a hotter than…

Futures Slide As "Punched In The Face" Market Eyes Surging Yields Ahead Of ECB, PPI

zerohedge.com Futures Slide As "Punched In The Face" Market Eyes Surging Yields Ahead Of ECB, PPI Futures are weaker signaling further losses on Wall Street as stubborn inflation forces…

Asia markets largely fall as U.S. inflation stokes higher-for-longer rate worries; China CPI slows

cnbc.com Customers at a fresh food market in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets largely fell after U.S. inflation for March came in hotter than expected,…

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, taking hot US inflation data in stride

finance.yahoo.com A photographer takes photos of an electronic board showing Japan's yen and U.S. dollar exchange rate at a securities firm Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP…

Asian shares fall on U.S. rate scare, yen plumbs 34-yr low

aol.com Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower on Thursday as sticky U.S. inflation forced markets to slash bets on how much the Federal Reserve might ease this year, sending the…

Stock market today: Wall Street leans toward gains ahead of the release of new inflation numbers

abcnews.go.com Wall Street marched higher ahead of the government's update on U.S. inflation which could play into the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision Stock market today:…

Asian stocks skittish with US inflation on tap; Alibaba boosts Hong Kong

investing.com Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Wednesday as investors hunkered down ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the day, while Hong…

Jack Ma steps into ‘mistakes’ brouhaha to boost Alibaba’s morale, urges staff to embrace change and prepare for AI to upend e-commerce

scmp.com “We have fallen behind because we forgot who our real customers are,” Tsai said in the podcast. “Our customers are the users who use our apps [for] shopping, and we did not…

As China’s markets suffer, what alternatives do investors have?

economist.com Some foreign investors in China are most worried by the country’s souring relations with the West. Others fret about the unprecedented slump in its property market. Many are…

Hong Kong, long an economic crossroads, now faces one

semafor.com The Scene Milton Friedman called it his favorite economy, a “laboratory experiment” in freebooting capitalism. “If you want to see how the free market really works,” he said…

Futures Flat In Cautious Trade Ahead Of CPI As Gold Roars To New Record High

zerohedge.com Futures Flat In Cautious Trade Ahead Of CPI As Gold Roars To New Record High US equity futures are trading in a narrow range, swinging between gains and losses as bonds…

Stock market today: Asia stocks rise with market focus on signs of interest rate cut

aol.com Asia stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, with investors mainly focusing on a U.S. inflation report and what it means for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Oil…

Nikkei Lifted by Bargain-Buying, Hang Seng Flat on Policy Bets

asiafinancial.com Asia’s major stock indexes saw a patchy start to the week with US rates concerns, China stimulus hopes, a Wall Street rally and bargain-buying all weighing on investors’…

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise as investors look to earnings and inflation signs

finance.yahoo.com A currency trader passes by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won,…

Hong Kong leader says government considering more steps to boost stock market

finance.yahoo.com Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader…

MPF: Hong Kong retirement fund delivers 2.47% gain in first quarter with super rallies in US, Japan equity markets

scmp.com The MPF generated an average return of 2.47 per cent, compared with 4.1 per cent in the same quarter last year. It scored 3.5 per cent in 2023, halting two years of…