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Asian shares at two-year lows as US inflation data boosts recession fears

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat by early afternoon

Asian shares bounce, markets on edge ahead of US inflation report

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.65%, snapping two straight days of losses, after having slumped to its lowest in two years the day before

Japan shares rise after ruling LDP wins election, rest of region declines

Japan's benchmark Nikkei jumped 1.1 per cent in morning trading to 26,803.30

Inflation risk has peaked in Asia; rate hikes may moderate: Morgan Stanley

Inflation as measured by the CPI index stood at 7.04 in May 2022, higher than the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) comfort zone of 2 - 6 per cent

Asian stocks make tentative start to second half under growth clouds

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat, with trade thinned by a holiday in Hong Kong

Asian shares in painful quarter, dollar in rude health amid recession fears

Japan's Nikkei fell 1.4%, though its drop this quarter has been a relatively modest 5% thanks to a weak yen and the Bank of Japan's dogged commitment to super-easy policies

No let-up in market sell-off as recession fears build for world economies

Experts said risk aversion among investors is due to scepticism over whether policymakers will be able to achieve aggressive monetary tightening to tame inflation without triggering recession

Asian shares rise in early trade as investors pause after steep selloff

Asian stocks and US share futures turned higher on Tuesday as the market took stock after a recent steep selloff

Five pressure points to watch in Asian markets after Fed's 75 bps hike

Asia traders are waking up to a relief rally across the Pacific after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell promised the biggest rate hike since 1994 won't be the rule

Asia shares subdued, dollar on a high as Fed's aggresive rate hike looms

Asian markets were in a pensive mood on Wednesday as shell-shocked investors waited to see just how aggressive the Federal Reserve would be on rates

Asian shares sink after US inflation-driven retreat on Wall Street

Shares sank in Asia on Monday after a report that US inflation worsened last month sent stocks reeling on Wall Street. Major regional markets dropped more than 2 per cent in early trading Monday, while US futures slipped more than 1 per cent. On Friday, the S&P 500 sank 2.9 per cent, locking in its ninth losing week in the last 10. Investors had hoped the highly anticipated consumer price report would show the worst inflation in generations had slowed a touch last month, passing its peak. Instead, the US government said inflation accelerated to 8.6 per cent in May from 8.3 per cent the month before. Investors took Friday's report to suggest the Federal Reserve will persist in raising interest rates and making other moves in order to slow the economy, to try to force down inflation. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 2.6 per cent to 27,018.01 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong skidded 3 per cent to 21,145.27. In South Korea, the Kospi declined 3.18 per cent to 2,516.95 as a truckers strike .

Asia shares brace for US inflation, euro gains on yen on ECB bets

Asian shares made a muted start as caution gripped ahead of a critical reading on US inflation, while the euro gained on the yen amid wagers the ECB will take a major step toward policy tightening

Asia shares join global rebound as Fed hike fears ease, China tech boost

The swing in sentiment left the dollar wallowing at one-month lows, with the euro rising to its highest since April 25

Asia markets face uncertain start amid inflation fears, rates concerns

In early trade, Australian shares gained 0.2% while Japan's Nikkei stock index was 0.85% higher.

India is among the least favoured markets in Asia: Sunil Tirumalai of UBS

As liquidity starts drying up, banks rates start rising and market returns struggle, we expect some level of softness in household market allocations, he said

Asian equities witness large outflows for fourth straight month

The region's combined net foreign selling during January to April stood at $45.76 billion, the most in the first four months since at least 2008.

Asian stock markets firm as Fed tempers aggressive rate hike bets

China's shares defied the broader rally with rising COVID-19 cases and a strict lockdown in the financial hub of Shanghai weighing on sentiment.

Asian shares track Wall Street higher as US Treasury yields stabilise

Asian markets including Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia are on holiday on Friday for Easter, as are major European and U.S. markets.

Asian stock markets wary ahead of ECB meeting, US inflation data

The mood in equity markets was cautious, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan easing 0.1%. Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.6%, having shed 2.6% last week.

Asian stock markets start cautiously, Treasury yields keep climbing

Japan's Nikkei was flat, while S&P 500 stock futures eased 0.2% and Nasdaq futures 0.3%.