Asian Markets

Asian markets mostly down on worries over rate hikes, inflation

In early trade, Hong Kong led losses with tech firms tracking a sell-off in US giants including Amazon and Apple, while Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta were also in the red

Asian markets track US losses on recession worries

All three main indexes on Wall Street ended sharply lower Friday after the Federal Reserve warned that it would continue tightening monetary policy into 2023

Asian markets extend US rally ahead of inflation, Federal Reserve policy decision

While the general view is that policymakers will stop increasing borrowing costs next year, there is debate about how high they will end and when they will start to come down

Asian markets mostly rise as China avoids another night of protests

Frustration over China's hardline Covid restrictions has sparked a weekend of rare protests nationwide, and security forces have filled the streets of major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai

Asian markets tumble after Fed boss Jerome Powell warns of more interest rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Powell said his priority was bringing inflation down from four-decade highs, even at the expense of economic growth, adding that failure to act now would cause more pain later

Sensex falls 70 points in early trade; Nifty tests 17,000 amid positive trend in Asian markets

The 30-share BSE benchmark fell 69.26 points to 58,067.10 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty slipped 37.45 points to 17,308. International oil benchmark Brent Crude dipped 0.30 percent

Asian markets struggle as traders gripped by recession fear

Data showing US consumers are growing increasingly reticent about spending dealt a fresh blow to equities, with the S&P 500 suffering its worst January-June since 1970

Asian markets mostly lower in cautious trading; bitcoin price steady at $20,000

Shares fell in most Asian markets but rose in Hong Kong and India as worries over inflation and risks of a global recession from central bank efforts to bring it under control appeared to outweigh Wall Street's mostly positive close on 17 June, 2022

Asian markets mixed as rate hike woes offset China tech hopes

Markets have seen some levelling out in recent weeks as the easing of lockdown measures in China helps to offset some of the worries about higher rates and the impact of the Ukraine war

Asian stocks follow Wall Street down as interest rate hike worries grow

Energy markets remain volatile as the conflict in Ukraine continues and demand remains high amid tight supplies of oil