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File photo (photo credit: AP) Asian stock markets fell largely on Monday, led by sharp losses in Japan after the yen strengthened against the US dollar, hurting exporters’ shares. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 1.8% to 52,870.15, pressured by heavy selling at major exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp., whose shares fell 4%.Markets across the […]
The MSCI global stock index lost ground on Friday and Wall Street had a subdued end to the week, while US Treasury yields rose after hawkish Federal Reserve officials abandoned hopes of a December rate cut. After opening lower, the S&P 500 pared most of its losses with some help from bargain hunters after major […]
Oil prices rose more than five percent on Thursday after US President Donald Trump targeted Russia’s key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine. The international benchmark contract, Brent North Sea crude, rose 5.4 percent, while West Texas Intermediate rose 5.7 percent. Trump on Wednesday announced new sanctions […]
