Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 2, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and major currencies were stuck in ranges on Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs data, which will offer more clues over the state of the world’s largest economy, while Greek debt restructuring talks dragged on.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 31, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday after Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos raised hopes that a deal would be reached this week to avoid a potentially chaotic debt default, but worries over Portugal’s refinancing ability capped gains.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 30, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks and the euro slipped on Monday as investors took profits from a recent share rally and adopted a cautious stance to await the outcome of talks on a Greek debt swap deal that is key to avoiding a messy default and yet another European summit.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 25, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Wednesday, underpinned by strong earnings from U.S. technology giant Apple, stabilizing European money markets and falling euro zone debt yields, with investors shifting their focus from Europe to the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 24, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro retreated from a three-week high on Tuesday and Asian shares gave up most of their early gains as crucial negotiations on Greek debt restructuring suffered another major setback, raising the specter of default.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 23, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and the euro paused from last week’s rally on Monday as Greece has yet to strike a crucial debt swap deal to avoid a default, while activity was subdued due to the Lunar New Year holiday in most of Asia.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 17, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday as slightly better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data soothed investor worries that the euro zone debt crisis is dragging down the global economy.
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday as slightly better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data soothed investor worries that the euro zone debt crisis was slowing global activity.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 16, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares inched higher and the euro stayed above a 17-month trough on Tuesday as investors focused on economic data from China to gauge the impact of the euro zone debt crisis on global growth.
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Monday on fears that mass sovereign debt rating cuts by Standard & Poor’s would further aggravate euro zone funding difficulties, threatening to derail progress in resolving the debt crisis.
