Asian stocks slide on Tuesday
Asian stocks retreated on Tuesday as investors booked profits following weeks of tech-driven rallies, while…
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Asia markets mixed on tariff news
Asia-Pacific markets had a mixed trading day on Wednesday following US President Donald Trump's announcement that…
Asia-Pacific markets mixed amid US tariff concerns
Asia-Pacific markets fluctuated between gains and losses on Tuesday as investors evaluated US President Donald…
Australia’s c. bank holds interest rate steady
Australia’s Monetary Policy Board decided to maintain the cash rate target at 3.85 per cent during its meeting on…
Australian consumer sentiment dips again in Jan.
Australian consumer sentiment declined for the second consecutive month in January due to financial stress at the…
Australian inflation faces uncertainty amid Trump’s proposed tariffs
Australian inflation may be affected by President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, but the impact is…
Australian business confidence rebounds in Oct. ’24
Australian business confidence surged to a near two-year high in October, buoyed by resilient sales and easing…
Australian consumer confidence soars to 2.5-yr high
Australian consumer sentiment surged in November for the second consecutive month, reaching a 2-1/2-year high.
Australia’s c. bank keeps rates steady at 4.35%
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided on Tuesday to maintain the cash rate target at 4.35 per cent.
Aussie c. bank observes unexpected employment growth
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has expressed surprise at the continued strength of the country's employment…
China stimulus boosts Asian markets on Wednesday
Asian stocks rallied on Wednesday, buoyed by China's announcement of new stimulus measures to bolster its…
Australian consumer confidence rebounds in Aug
Australian consumer sentiment improved in August, with the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index rising 2.8 per cent…
Australia’s GDP rose by 0.1% in Q1 ’24
Australia's economy grew by only 0.1 per cent in the first quarter, below expectations and raising concerns about a…
Reserve Bank of Australia vows to maintain liquidity for smooth financial system
Australia's central bank, vows to maintain liquidity to ensure smooth financial system operations as pandemic-era…
Australian employment rebounds in Feb.
Australian employment rebounded sharply in February, with the jobless rate dropping below expectations, indicating…
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…
Australia’s RBA unlikely to ease rates soon
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) requires more time to ensure that inflation is decreasing before ruling out…
Australia’s RBA keeps interest rates at 4.35%
Australia’s Reserve Bank Board (RBA) decided on Tuesday to leave rates at a 12-year high of 4.35 per cent during…
Australian central bank halts rate hikes
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged for the first time after 10 consecutive hikes at…
National Australia Bank to reduce interest rates
National Australia Bank (NAB) expects interest rates to reach 3.85 percent, after previously expecting it to be 4.1…
Asia-Pacific shares end higher as Australian central bank raises rates again
Shares in the Asia-Pacific ended mostly higher on Tuesday as Australia’s central bank raised interest rates again.
Asia markets mixed Tuesday as Reserve Bank of Australia kept policy settings on hold
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its policy settings on hold, according to…
Australia’s central bank keeps rate at record low for 14th month in a row
Australia's central bank left Tuesday its cash rate at 1.5 percent, a widely expected decision given policy makers…
Reserve Bank of Australia posts $719.8mn loss in FY2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) posted a loss of A$0.9 billion ($719.8 million) in the year ended June,…
Australian central bank holds rates at 1.5%
Australia's central bank left Tuesday its cash rate at 1.5 percent, a widely expected decision given policy makers…
Asia markets higher, RBA holds rates steady
Asian markets bounced back on Tuesday with the central bank in Australia holding its benchmark rate steady and as…
Australian central bank holds rates at 1.5%
Australian central bank kept on Tuesday its cash rate steady at 1.5 percent, a widely expected outcome given it was…
Asian shares advance, Australia lower as RBA holds rates
Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, while Australian equities remained in negative territory after the Reserve Bank…
Reserve Bank of Australia slashes rates to fresh record low of 1.50%
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut on Tuesday its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a fresh…
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…
Asian stocks rise on fading Fed rate views
Fading expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year and a bounce in oil prices…
Asian Shares Lifted by Wall Street Records
An index of Asian shares edged higher on Tuesday, bolstered by another record day on Wall Street, while a resurgent…
Australia Dollar at 4-Month Highs As Rates Stay Steady
The Australian dollar jumped to its highest level in four months against the greenback after the Reserve Bank…
Dollar Weakens; Spain Bailout Hopes Lift Euro
The U.S. dollar weakened slightly versus most major rivals Tuesday, undercut as talk of a Spanish bailout provided…
Asia Stocks Edge Lower, With Europe In Focus
Asian markets declined Tuesday as investor focus returned to euro-zone worries after ratings agency Moody’s…
Asian Shares Rebound Ahead of G-7 Meeting
Asian shares mostly advanced Tuesday, snapping out of a series of recent declines and reversing some of Monday’s…
Gold Retreats Amid Hitting Two-Week High
Gold edged down on Wednesday after hitting a two-week high in the previous session as upbeat U.S. manufacturing…
Euro Falls From 2-Month High as Greek Aid Withheld; Aussie Dollar Weakens
The euro fell from a two-month high against the dollar as European finance ministers withheld an aid package…