Global shares mixed ahead of Fed rate decision
Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on optimism about trade after President Donald Trump said he will talk with the Chinese leader later this month in Japan.
Asian shares up on trade optimism as Trump hints of Xi talks
Stocks rose sharply in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday, following big gains in Europe, as investors got back their appetite for risk.
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Rising tensions in the Middle East after last week's tanker attacks, with the U.S. planning to send more troops to the Middle East, also lent support.
World shares rise after ECB says rate cuts possible
Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as caution set in ahead of interest rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks.
Asian markets mostly edge higher ahead of Fed meeting
U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading on Wall Street Monday following two weeks of gains.
Oil prices fall 1% as economic worries outweigh tanker tensions
Prices have fallen around 20% since a 2019 high reached in April, in part due to concerns about the U.S.-China trade war and disappointing economic data.
Global shares mixed as investors look ahead to Fed rates
Asian shares were mixed Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
Asian shares mostly higher as investors look ahead to Fed
Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
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Stocks post small losses; investors look ahead to Fed
U.S. stocks fell in early trading Friday on Wall Street after a major chipmaker issued a sharp warning about how the U.S.-China trade war is disrupting a key industry.
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Asian shares mixed over concerns about oil tankers, trade
U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday on Wall Street as a spike in oil prices boosted energy stocks following a suspected attack on two oil tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Oil surges on Mideast tanker incident, stocks rise
Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as activists in Hong Kong vowed to keep protesting an extradition bill they fear would whittle the Chinese territory's legal autonomy.
OPEC cuts 2019 oil demand amid concerns about trade tensions
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Asian shares mixed on jitters over Hong Kong protests
Stocks are veering lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday, led by drops in technology companies and banks.
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Oil slumps 4% on U.S. crude build, slowing demand fears
Trade tensions between the United States and China, the world's two biggest oil consumers, also weighed on prices.
















