Asian stocks fall on Tuesday
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as investors awaited a likely Federal Reserve rate cut this week, while the dollar…
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Chinese yuan weakens on speculation of potential devaluation
The Chinese yuan weakened significantly on Wednesday following reports that Beijing is considering allowing the…
Yen weakens as Japan election results raise uncertainty
Japanese yen dropped to a three-month low on Monday after Japan's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority…
Asian markets fall as US election jitters
Asian stocks fell on Thursday as uncertainty surrounding the upcoming US elections and rising US Treasury yields…
Asian markets cautious amid Middle East tensions
Asian markets opened cautiously on Monday, with the Nikkei plunging due to concerns about Japan's new prime…
Asian stocks gain amid China stimulus optimism
Asian stock markets continued their upward trajectory on Thursday, buoyed by persistent optimism surrounding…
Asian stocks surge to 2-yr high on Chinese stimulus
Asian stocks surged to a two-and-a-half-year high on Tuesday, driven by Chinese stimulus measures and anticipation…
Asian shares drop amid technology sell-off
Asian shares and global stock futures dropped on Wednesday, led by a decline in technology stocks.
Asian shares slip as investors eye Fed policy
Asian stocks took a breather after a stellar run on Wednesday as investors awaited key US economic data and…
US dollar weakens against yen on Monday
The US dollar dropped on Monday, particularly against the yen, amid expectations of a dovish tone in the Federal…
Yen slumps as BOJ official dampens rate hike hopes
The Japanese yen plummeted on Wednesday after a senior Bank of Japan (BOJ) official downplayed the likelihood of a…
Commodity currencies tumble on weakening raw material prices
Commodity currencies fell to multi-week lows on Wednesday due to declining raw material prices.
Yen soars on BOJ tightening calls
The yen rose on Tuesday as investors reacted to comments from a senior politician calling for more aggressive…
Asian stocks bounce back, led by chipmakers
Asian stocks rebounded on Tuesday, snapping a one-month losing streak, as chipmakers took heart from a recovery on…
New Zealand’s c. bank keeps rates at 5.5% in June
New Zealand's central bank (RBNZ) left its key interest rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent as expected on Wednesday.
Dollar rallies, yen falls to record lows
The US dollar rose on Tuesday due to higher US Treasury yields, putting pressure on low-yielding currencies like…
US dollar gains ground, Japanese yen tumbles
The US dollar rose on expectations of delayed Fed rate cuts, while the Japanese yen fell to a four-week low near…
Australia’s inflation surges in April
Australia's consumer inflation surged unexpectedly in April, hitting a five-month peak due to spikes in petrol,…
Dollar gains ground, yen weakens on Wednesday
The US dollar rebounded on Wednesday, extending gains after earlier losses triggered by renewed bets on Federal…
Egypt’s gold reserves hit $9.384b in April – report
Egypt’s gold reserves, a major component of foreign cash reserves, surged to $9.384 billion at the end of April…
Australian employment declines in March
Australian employment unexpectedly declined in March, resulting in a slight uptick in the jobless rate, reflecting…
Japanese yen drops near 4-m low
The yen hovered near a four-month low against the US dollar to reach 151.56 level with intervention concerns…
Yen slumps after BOJ ends negative rates
Japanese currency of yen fell sharply on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to end its negative interest…
Dollar holds ground as inflation fails to stir traders
The US dollar maintained its stability against various other currencies on Wednesday as traders evaluated how the…
Australia inflation holds at 2-yr low in Jan.
Australian consumer price inflation remained at a two-year low in January, defying expectations for an increase and…
Yuan bounces as China mulls market bailout
The Chinese yuan and Australian dollar rebounded slightly on Tuesday following Beijing plans to put about two…
Egypt’s net foreign reserves rise to $35.173 bln in November – CBE
Egypt’s net foreign reserves increased by $72 million in November to reach $35.173 billion, up from $35.102 billion…
Egypt’s gold reserves record $7.372bln in February – central bank
Egypt’s gold reserves, a major component of foreign cash reserves reached $7.372 billion at the end of February,…
Yen rises buoyed by Japan currency intervention for first time since 1998
The Japanese yen heightened on Thursday after authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to shore up the…
Australian dollar strengthens on encouraging Chinese data
The Australian dollar strengthened on stronger-than-expected economic data from China, which some analysts saw as…
Australian dollar rises after election surprise, yen falls
Australian dollar rallied against the greenback on Monday after a surprise election victory by the country’s…
Australian dollar, China’s yuan rise after Trump’s bullishness on trade
China’s offshore yuan and the Australian dollar found their footing again on Tuesday as broader sentiment…
Australian dollar climbs as RBA holds rates steady; greenback drifts lower
Australian dollar sharply jumped on Tuesday after the country’s central bank held rates at a record low, dashing…
Australian dollar reverses losses after RBA holds rates
Australian dollar held on to recent gains against its major peers on Tuesday, supported by a recovery in investors'…
Yuan, Aussie fall on US tariff report; yen on defensive
The Chinese yuan dropped in offshore trade and the Australian dollar slipped on Wednesday on a report the U.S.…
Australian dollar skids, yen firms as sentiment sours
A reduction in risk appetites lifted the yen on Wednesday and pressured the Australian dollar, as investors…
Asia shares trade mixed ahead of Fed decision
Asian shares flip-flopped on Wednesday with markets cautious ahead of what is expected to be the Federal Reserve's…
Dollar mired near three-week low, Aussie pares post-RBA losses
The dollar hovered near three-week lows on Tuesday after soft U.S. economic data undermined the case for an early…
Dollar consolidates after recent rally, Aussie flies on robust jobs data
The dollar was down against the euro and yen on Thursday as the currency consolidated after a recent rally, while…
Euro wobbles on Portuguese risk, Aussie takes China data in stride
The euro wobbled on Wednesday as political uncertainty in Portugal weighed on the currency already bracing for…