TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares advanced and U.S. long-dated bond yields edged up to a five-month high on Wednesday on rising optimism about the global economy and corporate earnings while the yen slipped to a four-year low on the dollar.FILE
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World shares dip as China growth disappoints, oil extends rally
MILAN (Reuters) – World shares dipped on Monday after data showed slower-than-expected growth in China’s economy last quarter and surging oil prices fed inflation concerns.FILE PHOTO: A woman goes past the Italian Stock Exchange in Milan, as the country is
Stocks and bonds reel under stagflation threat
LONDON (Reuters) – A selloff in global stocks extended into Tuesday on signs that soaring energy prices had put a dampener on economic growth, while inflation and policy-tightening fears sent short-dated U.S. Treasury yields to 18-month highs.FILE PHOTO: The London
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Asian shares fall with oil at multi-year highs, U.S. yields surge
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares dropped on Wednesday and U.S. benchmark yields rose to a three-and-a-half month top as investors stayed jittery about inflation with oil prices reaching new multi-year highs.Slideshow ( 2 images )MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific
Rising Treasury yields hit tech stocks; oil at 3-year highs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. government borrowing costs advanced for a sixth week on Monday, hurting tech stocks, on bets that higher interest rates were on the way, while energy shares rose as oil prices hit three-year highs.FILE PHOTO: People
Analysis-Left or right, German election leaves investors braced for more spending
(Reuters) – The purse strings have been loosened and will stay that way, no matter who heads Germany’s new government. That’s the verdict from investors who see potential gains for segments such as green finance alongside modestly higher bond yields.Social
Analysis-Clashes over taxes, debt limit challenge rally in U.S. stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are ramping up their focus on Washington, as the twin prospects of a tax hike and a potentially prolonged fight over raising the debt ceiling loom over a rally in U.S. stocks.People walk by the
Asian shares fall on growth and tapering fears, dollar holds firm
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares dropped Thursday, while the dollar held firm, in line with a cautious global mood as investors worried about the combination of slowing global growth and the potential tapering of central bank stimulus.FILE PHOTO: A
Asia shares mixed, mull implications of U.S. jobs shock
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares got off to a mixed start on Monday as a disappointing U.S. payrolls report promised to keep policy there super-loose for longer, but also clouded the outlook for global growth and inflation.FILE PHOTO: A man