Renewed tensions between the United States and Russia have resurfaced following an incident involving an oil tanker, sparking market concerns about potential disruptions to global energy supplies. Washington's move, associated with tightening oversight and enforcement of sanctions on Russian oil shipments, is viewed by Moscow as provocative and could worsen relations between the two countries. Russia views these actions as an attempt by the United States to suppress Russian energy exports and strengthen its dominance in the global oil market. Meanwhile, Washington argues that these measures...
The Hang Seng slumped 561 points or 2.4% to end at an almost 2-week low of 23,344 on Tuesday, reversing gains from a day earlier amid broad-based losses. Traders booked profits ahead of quarter-end, as earnings reports and Beijing's latest stimulus had largely been priced in. The tech index tumbled 3.8%, with Xiaomi sinking 6.1% after planning to raise up to $5.27 billion through a share sale. Alibaba fell almost 4% after warning of rising data center costs, while Sunny Optical plunged 9.9% on concerns over a capacity glut. Consumer and financial stocks also declined, bucking a broader...
Japanese stocks rose after the close on Tuesday (3/25), as gains in the Electric Power, Rubber and Chemicals, Oil & Plastics sectors helped stocks advance. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was up 0.52%. The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659), which rose 9.02% or 185.00 points to trade at 2,236.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802) rose 4.81% or 119.00 points to close at 2,593.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) gained 3.71% or 130.00 points to 3,635.00 at the close. The worst performers on the session were Advantest Corp....
Hong Kong stocks plunged 487 points, or 2.0%, to 23,417 on Tuesday morning, reversing gains from the previous session amid concerns over the risk of a U.S. recession and the threat of Chinese deflation. Meanwhile, S&P Global warned that Beijing's stimulus efforts may not fully offset the impact of new U.S. tariffs amid slowing growth. Separately, U.S. stock futures slumped after Fed's Bostic projected just one interest rate cut this year, citing rising inflation on tariff concerns. To limit further losses, China's government has promised more proactive macro policies this year....
Asia-Pasifik Naik Setelah Wall Street Menguat karena Ekspektasi Tarif Trump yang Lebih Rendah Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday as Wall Street gained overnight on hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could be be softer than expected. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.52%. The country's budget will be tabled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers later in the day. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.80%, while the broader Topix index increased 0.26%. Over in South Korea, the Kospi index advanced 0.17% while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.13%. Mainland China's CSI 300 traded flat while...
The Nikkei 225 surged 1.3% above 38,000, while the broader Topix Index climbed 0.7% to 2,810 on Tuesday, with the latter approaching an eight-month high. The rally followed Wall Street's overnight gains, fueled by optimism that US President Donald Trump may take a more selective approach to tariffs. Japanese stocks also benefited from a weakening yen, which boosts the outlook for export-driven industries and makes local assets more attractive to foreign investors. Meanwhile, minutes from the Bank of Japan's January meeting indicated that policymakers remain open to further interest rate...
Asian stock markets fell in unison on Thursday, following Wall Street's decline. A brief rally in tech stocks led by Nvidia quickly faded, prompting investors to turn away from riskier assets like...
European stock indices closed marginally lower on Wednesday as equities took a breather from their recent strong momentum, while investors continued to assess the outlook for the ECB's policy this...
The upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump's massive tariffs, which rocked markets in April, is one of the next major tests for US stocks and bonds.
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