Asian stocks track latest Wall Street rally as rate bets rise

Asian markets rose again Thursday to extend the week’s global rally as traders ramp up bets on a third successive US interest rate cut next month. With recent worries over stretched valuations appearing to be on the back burner for now, confidence continues to flow through trading floors, boosting riskier assets including bitcoin. Comments from […]
Asian stocks rise as record US shutdown nears end

Most Asian markets rose for the second day in a row Tuesday as US lawmakers edged towards ending a record government shutdown. The prospect of an end to the Washington standoff, which moved into its 41st day Monday, came amid a revival of demand for tech giants despite growing fears of an AI-fuelled bubble. Senators […]
US stocks rise to open big earnings week

Wall Street stocks rose early Monday as markets looked ahead to a heavy week of corporate earnings and monitored the positioning of political leaders on the US government shutdown. This week’s earnings calendar includes results from Netflix, Tesla and Procter & Gamble. A Factset analysis of earnings forecasts and results projected third-quarter growth of 8.5 […]
Asia stocks up, oil down before Trump-Zelensky talks

Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday while oil dipped ahead of talks between Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and European leaders in Washington. US President Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, but the summit failed to yield any breakthrough on a ceasefire in Ukraine. Zelensky, who will be joined in […]