Australia, NZ dollars slide on negative outlook for bank ratings

The Australian and New Zealand dollars were knocked lower on Friday after ratings agency Moody's cut the outlook on Australian banks to negative, providing investors an impetus to sell both currencies.The Australian dollar...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks dropped for a second day as oil tumbled below US$40 a barrel and investors weighed the direction of US monetary policy. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.5 per cent to 128.10 as of 9:08 am in Tokyo, heading...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks rose on Thursday (March 17) after the Federal Reserve pared back expectations for interest-rate increases this year. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 1.1 per cent to 127.54 as of 9 am in Tokyo. Japan's...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks extended gains at levels last seen at the start of the year as crude oil maintained its rally, while bonds in the region declined after a run of data burnished optimism over the US economy. The benchmark gauge...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

The global equity bear market deepened in Asian trading, with Japanese stocks headed for their worst week since 2008 as anxiety over central banks' ability to revive the world economy fueled a rally in the yen. Oil rebounded from a 12-year low. The Topix index slumped 4.4 per cent in Tokyo as traders returned from holiday, pushing the regional Asian...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stock markets tumbled while safe haven assets and oil prices jumped Monday in the first full day's trade of 2016 as a flare-up in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia raised concerns about the volatile Middle East. Saudi...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks dipped on Monday amid a lack of immediate directional cues in light year-end trade, although Japanese shares managed to rise following a rebound in crude oil prices from multiple-year lows. Investors across...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks dropped, with the regional benchmark index retreating from a seven-week high, as Japanese shares slipped after a holiday and investors awaited China's trade data. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.3 per cent...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks rose modestly on Thursday, taking their cue from gains on Wall Street as the region braced for a resumption of trading in the Chinese markets after a week-long break. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks climbed, building on their biggest five-day advance in almost four years, as Samsung Electronics Co jumped after quarterly profit topped estimates and investors awaited a Bank of Japan decision on monetary...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks continued where the US left off, heading for their longest run of gains since April as the prospect global central bank policy will remain accommodative for longer bolsters equities around the world. The regional...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks rose early on Monday after prospects of a near-term interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve ebbed in the wake of Friday's weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data. Data released Friday showed US non-farm...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks edged up on Thursday as global equities found breathing space after their worst quarter in four years, although caution over China Purchasing Managers' Indexes due later in the session limited gains. Stocks...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Most Asian stock markets steadied on Wednesday after sliding to 3-year lows but a weak outlook for commodities and persistent concerns about China's economy discouraged most buyers. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks fell, with the benchmark index heading for the lowest close since November 2012, as a selloff in US and European markets spread to the region and material shares led losses. Japan's Topix index lost 2.4 per...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks sagged on Monday after Wall Street's uninspiring Friday performance and ahead of key economic indicators, while the dollar consolidated its gains against the yen and euro. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks rose after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank is on track to raise interest rates this year. "Most FOMC participants, including myself, currently anticipate that achieving these conditions...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as global growth worries stung Wall Street, sending investors scampering to the relative safety of the yen and government debt. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Most Asian stocks rose, following a rebound in US equities. Consumer and material shares led gains. Four shares climbed for each that fell on the MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index, which was little changed as of...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian stocks stocks dropped with US equity-index futures and emerging-market currencies as concern that global economic growth spurred investors to sell riskier assets and seek the relative safety of government debt. Australian...

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