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Asian shares ease ahead of U.S. jobs data, oil slips

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares eased on Wednesday following modest losses on Wall Street, with investors awaiting U.S. jobs numbers for further clues to whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates as soon as September.
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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 07:21

Strong dollar hits Asian share markets, oil surges

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares skidded on Tuesday as a strong dollar sapped demand for emerging market assets while surging oil prices stoked concerns about a flare-up in inflation and faster U.S. interest rate increases.
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Publish Date:22/May/2018 | 07:02

Asian shares , dollar wobble as investors brace for Fed outcome

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares and the dollar were on tenterhooks on Tuesday as investors awaited the looming outcome of the Federal Reserve's rates review, with all eyes on how the Fed steers monetary policy in the wake of Republican Donald Trump's surprise election win last month.
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Publish Date:13/December/2016 | 05:24

Asian shares rise as markets look to ECB after Italian jolt

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares rose on Wednesday as investors covered short positions and looked to the coming policy meeting of the European Central Bank for comfort after a referendum defeat tipped Italy into political turmoil.
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Publish Date:07/December/2016 | 10:38

Asian shares rise as markets look to ECB after Italian jolt

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares rose on Wednesday as investors covered short positions and looked to the coming policy meeting of the European Central Bank for comfort after a referendum defeat tipped Italy into political turmoil.
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Publish Date:07/December/2016 | 10:38

Stocks, dollar rattled by tightening U.S. election race

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares tumbled to seven-week lows and the dollar was on the defensive on Wednesday as investors were rattled by signs the U.S. presidential election race was tightening just days out to the Nov. 8 vote.
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Publish Date:02/November/2016 | 05:05

Asia stocks slide on Wall Street losses, oil drops on inventory rise

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares on Wednesday followed in the footsteps of Wall Street, which pulled back overnight on disappointing earnings, while the dollar inched down from a seven-month high and oil prices extended this week's losses.
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Publish Date:26/October/2016 | 04:28

Dollar Advances Before ECB as Stocks Mixed With Oil Above $51

EghtesadOnline: The dollar strengthened versus all of its major peers ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting, while European stocks retreated and Asian shares advanced. Mexico’s peso touched a six-week high after the final U.S. presidential debate.
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Publish Date:20/October/2016 | 07:43

Asian shares extend rally, relieved at China growth

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares rose for a second session on Wednesday as a barrage of Chinese data confirmed the economy had stabilized on the back of government spending and a hot housing market, even if worries about debt continue to mount.
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Publish Date:19/October/2016 | 06:20

Global stocks, gold and bond prices slip on talk of ECB taper

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares and gold retreated on Wednesday and bond yields were near two-week highs as markets were rattled by a media report flagging the possible withdrawal of the European Central Bank's bond buying program.
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Publish Date:05/October/2016 | 08:11

Asian shares rise, dollar firms after upbeat U.S. data

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares shrugged off a sluggish start and pushed higher on Tuesday, with Japanese markets leading the way after an upbeat U.S. manufacturing survey bolstered the dollar.
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Publish Date:04/October/2016 | 08:04

Asian shares fall, brace for bruising U.S. presidential debate

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares began the week under a cloud on Monday after losses on Wall Street, and as investors' attention turned from central banks to American politics ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate.
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Publish Date:26/September/2016 | 07:02

Asia stocks rise before central bank meetings, oil bounces

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares advanced on Monday ahead of central bank meetings in the United States and Japan this week, while oil prices bounced on talk of an OPEC deal on output and reports of fighting around Libyan oil ports.
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Publish Date:19/September/2016 | 05:22

Asia shares slip, crude steadies; U.S. jobs in focus

EghtesadOnline; Asian shares dipped on Thursday after lower crude oil prices dented Wall Street and a pair of Chinese manufacturing surveys did little to inspire investors as markets waited to see if U.S. employment data could put the Federal Reserve on track to hike interest rates.
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Publish Date:01/September/2016 | 07:07