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 27, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – The broad asset rally which the U.S. Federal Reserve inspired by pledging to keep rates low decelerated on Friday as investors awaited the outcome of Greek debt talks and U.S. gross domestic product data.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 4, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investor risk appetite returned after upbeat U.S. and European economic data improved the global growth outlook, but the euro’s gains were short-lived due to deep-set worries over the European debt crisis.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 3, 2012
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as the first trading day of 2012 in most markets brought renewed appetite for riskier assets, while U.S. crude jumped more than 1.5 percent to above $100 a barrel on escalating tensions between Iran and the West.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 30, 2011
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks were poised to end their first losing year in three on Friday, having shed nearly a fifth of their value as Europe’s debt crisis and financial turmoil took a toll on investors’ risk appetite, driving them to safer assets such as the U.S. dollar and gold.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks were poised to end their first losing year in three on Friday, having shed nearly a fifth of their value as Europe’s debt crisis and financial turmoil took a toll on investors’ risk appetite, driving them to safer assets such as the U.S. dollar and gold.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks nudged higher and the euro clung to overnight gains on Friday, the last trading day of 2011, as positive data from the United States helped allay concerns on the global economy, while year-end short covering lifted crude prices.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 29, 2011
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Thursday on weakness in the U.S. and European share markets and caution ahead of an Italian debt sale, though year-end window dressing of portfolios by some traders helped trim losses.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 23, 2011
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Friday, as signs of a strengthening economy in the United States encouraged a modest year-end rally in riskier assets.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 21, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks and the euro rose on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. and German data and strong demand for Spanish debt tempered risk-aversion, with investors’ focus turning to a European Central Bank tender as a gauge for euro zone funding strains.
