The dollar headed for a third daily drop and the yen rose to its highest in a month ahead of the US August payrolls report. Jobs data and a speech later Friday by Governor Christopher Waller on the economic outlook could help determine the magnitude of the Federal Reserve’s anticipated interest-rate cut later this month;…
The Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.3% to below 36,550 while the broader Topix Index dropped 0.5% to 2,607 on Friday, with Japanese shares sliding for the third straight session as a rallying yen continued to pressure domestic equities. The Nikkei and Topix indexes are also on track to decline about 5% and 4%, respectively, this…
Hong Kong scrapped morning trading of its $4.9 trillion stock market as the city extends a storm warning due to Super Typhoon Yagi, which skirted the region overnight as it headed for southern China. The city’s weather bureau issued its third-highest warning alert on Thursday evening, and reiterated early Friday that the Typhoon Signal 8 was expected…
