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Photo: Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were poised for gains on Wednesday as global markets moved with confidence that vaccinations and additional monetary and fiscal support from governments will drive economic growth. Australian S&P ASX 200 futures rose 0.77% in early trading. J

Photo: Reuters SYDNEY (Reuters) - Stocks started a busy week with guarded gains as investors gauged the chance of added U.S. fiscal and monetary stimulus, while the British pound rose in relief as a last-gasp extension to Brexit talks dodged a hard divorce. Progress on coronavirus vaccines cheered r

Photo: Reuters (Reuters) - Investors in Asia were set to push stocks lower on Friday as concerns about U.S. stimulus and climbing COVID-19 cases weighed globally on optimism. Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures were down 0.54% in early trading, while Japan's Nikkei 225 futures were up 0.09%. Hong Kon

Photo: Reuters (Reuters) - Asian markets looked set to slide Thursday as investors tracked negotiations with significant economic implications in the U.S. and Europe. Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures were down 0.28% in early trading, while Japan's Nikkei 225 futures were down 0.06%. Hong Kong's Ha

Photo: Reuters SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after a choppy day of Wall Street trade, thanks in part to a disappointing U.S. jobs report, while the greenback languished near 2-1/2 year lows on growing optimism of a coronavirus vaccine. Britain became the first Western countr

Photo: Reuters SYDNEY (Reuters) - World shares were set to seal a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven global economic recovery next year and yet more free money from central banks eclipsed concerns about the pandemic in the near-term. The rush to risk has also benefite

TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Japanese shares edged higher on Thursday, as tech shares tracked overnight gains on the Nasdaq, although worries over latest coronavirus restrictions at home hindering economic recovery capped gains. The Nikkei share average rose 0.66% to 26,470.28 by the midday break, with

Photo: Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced on Thursday as markets' euphoric mood over COVID-19 vaccines and the prospects of more political predictability and economic stimulus under the incoming Biden administration overrode a slate of weak U.S. economic data. MSCI's broadest index of A

Dollar rises mildly today despite the first rise in initial jobless claims in five weeks. Euro and Swiss Fran are following closely. Global markets are still engaging in consolidative trading, with mild weakness in European equities and U.S. futures. Australian Dollar is leading New Zealand Dollar l

TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks fell for a second session on Thursday as rising coronavirus cases at home and exporters’ concerns over a firmer yen dented investor sentiment.The Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.48% to 25,603.77 at 0205 GMT, while the broader Topix was down 0.25% at 1,716.30.COVID-1

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares eased from all-time highs on Thursday as widening COVID-19 restrictions in the United states weighed on Wall Street, while bonds were underpinned by speculation the Federal Reserve would have to respond with yet more easing.Losses were minor with much of the region fa

Mild risk-off pushes the safe-haven dollar higher.  Investors reassess the risk of a near-term coronavirus-led economic slowdown.  The dollar index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against majors, advanced on Thursday as a bull run in stocks took a breather, with investors reassessing coro

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 255 gained 0.42% to hit a new 5-year high.The best performers of the session on the&

Asia Pacific stocks were up on Monday morning in Asia, starting the week on a positive note in the region over the signing of the world’s largest regional free-trade agreement.Fifteen countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal on Sunday, the final day of the 37th Ase

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks hit a record high on Monday as vaccine optimism and strong economic data from China and Japan outshone worries about rising coronavirus cases, lifting just about every sector.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (MIAPJ0000PUS) gained 1% to hit it