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The yen fell amid volatile trade on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its accommodative monetary policy stance at the conclusion of...

Asian stocks fell on Thursday as disappointing earnings forecasts from Facebook parent Meta Platforms hammered tech shares, while the...

Benchmark S&P 500 closed higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors weighed an uptick in Treasury yields amid positive corporate...

Asian stocks rose sharply on Wednesday led by tech stocks as investors' focus shifts to earnings from U.S. tech bellwethers this week, while...

U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday following positive earnings from top-tier companies and as investors were focused on quarterly results from...

U.S. stock index futures rose marginally on Tuesday as some growth and chip stocks gained, while market participants geared up for a busy week of...

Asian shares extended gains on Tuesday, taking cues from Wall Street as investors' focus shifts to earnings reports from U.S. tech giants in...

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after steep losses in the previous session as easing Middle East tensions buoyed risk appetite, while...

Asian stocks recovered some losses on Monday and bond yields rose as fears of a wider Middle East conflict ebbed, with investors gravitating back...

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 ended lower on Friday as Netflix shares weighed, but American Express kept the Dow afloat after quarterly...

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as investors turned risk-averse following reports of an escalation in the Middle East conflict, while...

Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports Israel attacked Iran in a...

Asian stocks made their biggest gains in a month on Thursday, while the dollar took a breather and bond markets steadied as investors stepped back...

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday, boosted by megacap growth stocks and as corporate results rolled in, while investors awaited...

Asian shares steadied from a recent sell-off on Wednesday although investors remain wary after the world's most powerful central banker had a...

Asian stocks sank and the dollar climbed to more than five-month highs on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales for March...

The Dow outpaced Wall Street peers on Monday, boosted by robust gains in Goldman Sachs, while rising Treasury yields following...

Wall Street was set to start the week modestly higher while oil, the dollar and bond prices all dipped on Monday as investors kept Middle East...

Asian shares fell and gold prices rose on Monday as risk sentiment took a hit after Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel stoked fears of a wider...

Asian equities were in a subdued mood on Friday as investors pondered the path for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts amid a murky U.S. inflation...

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with tech-related momentum stocks leading the charge, as fresh economic data rekindled hopes that inflation...

 U.S. stocks tumbled to a lower close on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data threw cold water on hopes that the Federal...

Wall Street's main stock indexes tumbled on Wednesday after a stronger-than-anticipated inflation reading dampened hopes of the Federal Reserve...

Asian stocks traded higher on Wednesday, unfazed by a rating downgrade to China by Fitch which triggered a mild domestic sell-off as the...

Industrial metals prices extended their gains on Tuesday with expectations of a worldwide manufacturing rebound, while Asian shares crept up a...

U.S. stocks were essentially unchanged at the close of a choppy session on Monday, with a solar eclipse offering distraction ahead of crucial...

Asian shares started the week on a subdued note on Monday, while the dollar was steady as investors weighed when the U.S. Federal Reserve will...

Asian shares retreated on Friday as hawkish comments from some Federal Reserve officials and escalating geopolitical tensions put a dent in risk...

Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled more than 2% to a three-week low on Friday, putting it on course for its worst week since December 2022 as...

The three major U.S. stock indexes fell more than 1% each and the S&P 500 had its biggest daily percentage drop since Feb. 13 on Thursday as...

Foreign investors pulled more than a trillion yen out of Japanese stocks last week, as some stocks went ex-dividend and expectations of currency...

Global shares and bond yields meandered on Wednesday after data showed U.S. services industry growth eased further in March, suggesting...

Asian shares rallied on Thursday as U.S. rate cuts remained on the menu, even if their timing was unclear, while the yen slid against everything...

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher on Wednesday after data showing the U.S. services industry growth slowed further in March, but the advance...

Global stocks eased on Wednesday in the face of rising bond yields, as investors assessed how much U.S. rates might fall this year, while a...

Rising Treasury yields could provide the latest test for a rally that has made U.S. stocks increasingly expensive while taking them to fresh record...

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors weighed chances that the Federal Reserve could delay cutting interest rates, while Tesla shares dropped...

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while the dollar firmed, keeping the yen rooted near the 152-per-dollar level that has traders worried about possible...

The Dow and S&P 500 edged lower on Monday, dragged down by investor worries over the timing of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve after...

Gold prices hit fresh all-time peaks on Monday with stocks on Wall Street closing mixed as optimism that the Federal Reserve was near to cutting...

Global equity funds attracted inflows for a fifth successive week in the seven days to March 27 as investors revised expectations on the...

Chinese shares led a rally around most of Asia on Monday amid a broadly optimistic global economic backdrop, but Japanese shares tumbled with the...