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Asian shares, oil fall as U.S.-China trade spat escalates

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares fell to a 2-1/2 week low on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump cranked up trade tensions by going ahead with tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to immediately respond in kind.
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Publish Date:18/June/2018 | 08:59

Riptide Lashes U.S. Stock Futures as Europe Rises

EghtesadOnline: Global equity markets remained fragile on Wednesday, with U.S. stock futures falling, European gauges rising and Asian shares paring a gain as measures of volatility hovered at double their levels of two weeks ago. Treasury yields eased and crude slipped.
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Publish Date:07/February/2018 | 13:33

Sterling Under Pressure; Stocks Slip as Bonds Gain

EghtesadOnline: The pound dropped as British Prime Minister Theresa May found herself under renewed pressure just as Brexit talks enter a crucial phase. European stocks fell, tracking many Asian shares, while the region’s bonds advanced.
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Publish Date:13/November/2017 | 11:05

Asian shares hover near recent highs; NZ dollar slips

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares held within striking distance of recent decade highs on Tuesday and major currencies kept to narrow ranges, while the New Zealand dollar fell after the country’s incoming Labour government laid out its left-leaning priorities.
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Publish Date:24/October/2017 | 06:07

Yen Gains, Asia Stocks Stall on Trump Nafta Remark

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump grabbed investors’ attention in an otherwise listless Asian trading session, with the yen rising and S&P 500 Index futures slipping with the Mexican peso as the U.S. president said he may end the North American Free-Trade Agreement.
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Publish Date:23/August/2017 | 04:50

Asian Shares Mixed, Korea Advances as Calm Returns

EghtesadOnline: Asian equities were mixed on Wednesday after an uninspiring U.S. session that saw the dollar grind higher, with attention turning away from geopolitics and back to economic data.
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Publish Date:16/August/2017 | 05:26

Korea Angst Shows Signs of Abating as Stocks Rise

EghtesadOnline: Worry emanating from an escalation of tensions between the U.S. and North Korea showed signs of easing Monday as shares in Asia outside Japan climbed together with U.S. equity-index futures.
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Publish Date:14/August/2017 | 05:39

Yields in Focus as Stocks Retest Record Highs

EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks advanced and futures pointed to higher starts to U.K. and U.S. equity trading as Treasuries steadied following a recent rally.
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Publish Date:19/July/2017 | 05:08

Asian shares ride U.S., European gains, dollar hovers near seven-week high

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares rose on Tuesday, thanks to strength in Europe and the United States as oil's longest stretch of daily price gains in over five years lifted energy shares, while markets in Seoul were briefly shaken by a missile launched by North Korea.
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Publish Date:04/July/2017 | 05:12

Asia Stocks Rise as Oil Extends Gain to Eighth Day

EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks were mostly higher as oil extended the longest winning streak of the year. The yen swung in the wake of a crushing defeat of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s party in Tokyo elections.
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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 04:33

Tech Selloff Spreads to Asia; U.K. Pound Steadies

EghtesadOnline: A selloff in U.S. technology stocks spread to Asia, dragging down shares from Seoul to Hong Kong. The British pound held losses as investors assessed the risks from the U.K.’s political turmoil.
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Publish Date:12/June/2017 | 04:34

Euro hits 6-month high, Asian shares firm after French election

EghtesadOnline: The euro hit a six-month high against the dollar on Monday while Asian shares gained and U.S. stock futures briefly touched a record high, on investor relief after centrist Emmanuel Macron comfortably won the French presidential election.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 05:06

Asian shares, won move south on worries over North Korea

EghtesadOnline: Japanese and South Korean shares fell while the won currency came under pressure on Friday, as rising tensions in the Korean peninsula dented confidence in the world's economy.
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Publish Date:15/April/2017 | 05:32

Asia Shares Slump Before Data, Summit; Yen Climbs

EghtesadOnline: Asian equities slipped as investors awaited more clues on U.S. interest rates and economic growth, ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping. Stocks in Shanghai rallied and the yen strengthened.
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Publish Date:05/April/2017 | 05:08

Asia Stocks Climb as Busy Week Begins; Euro Rises

EghtesadOnline: Stocks in Asia rose as trading began in a busy week that includes a meeting between China President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump and culminates in the monthly U.S. jobs report.
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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 04:25