Jan 13 2025, 09:09 Asia-Pacific markets traded lower Monday, after U.S. jobs report on Friday dampened investors’ hopes for early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.6%, trading below 19,000 for the first time since last September, data from LSEG showed. Mainland China’s benchmark CSI 300 dropped 0.75%,…
Oil opened the new quarter on the front foot, edging higher on widespread bets that global demand is running ahead of supply. West Texas Intermediate advanced above $91 a barrel after soaring 29% in the three months to September, the biggest third-quarter gain in almost two decades. Holidays in many Asia-Pacific nations on Monday, including China and…
May 6 2025, 06:58 Oil prices steadied after a sharp decline with the prospect of more OPEC+ supply weighing on the outlook, as the U.S.-China trade war continues. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were trading above $57 a barrel after falling 2% on Monday, with Brent crude settling near $60. Saudi Arabia has warned of…
Gold held near its latest record reached on Monday, with its rally stoked by a surge in bets for a wave of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. Bullion was little changed in early Asian trading, trading at around $10 short of its latest peak of $3,646.46 an ounce. It climbed 2.5% in the previous…
Oil prices edged higher on Friday after minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting suggested inflation was under control and as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East to prevent escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Brent crude futures were up 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $77.96 a barrel, while U.S. West…
Japanese stocks fell slightly after setting a new record the previous day, as investors began to take profits. The Nikkei 225 weakened around 0.3% to 50,383, while the Topix fell 0.5% to 3,308, dragged down by electronics and service sector stocks. After the euphoria surrounding the Nikkei breaking through 50,000 for the first time, market…
