Benjamin Chadwick

Benjamin Chadwick graduated from NYU Stern, has been an Associate Professor of Finance at the Kenna Flegler Business School for ten years before switching to a private financial consultancy and correspondent journalism from the Asian stock market. He is focused on the microstructure of securities markets, while he pays special attention to microcap issues.

Asian Stocks Fall as Investors Brace for U.S. Inflation Data

Asian Stocks Fall as Investors Brace for U.S. Inflation Data

Asia Pacific stocks have remained near one-month lows, mostly down on early Wednesday. Implications of faster inflation still beset investors with worries, including the continuous surge in commodities. The stock market now awaits U.S. inflation data for April, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as well as U.S. government debt sales due later in the day. …

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Asia Shares Retreat over Inflation Worries, Fed Outlook

Asia Shares Retreat Over Inflation Worries, Fed Outlook

Wall Street has recoiled on worries about inflation that have accelerated, causing investors to stay away from growth stocks. Asian shares have fallen during Tuesday’s early trade due to fears about higher interest rates soon.   This week, a host of Federal Reserve speakers should provide the markets some clarity. The talks will center on policymakers’ …

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Asian Shares Up on Expectations for Low Rates; Oil Rises

Stocks jumped on Monday amid hopes that interest rates will remain low due to decreasing inflationary pressure. In energy commodities, oil and gas prices rose following a cyber attack on a U.S. pipeline operator that frightened the stock markets. Some investors had been anticipating that a strong U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic would prompt …

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Asia stocks

Asia Stocks up As US Employment Data Boosts Recovery Outlook

Asia Pacific stocks mostly rose on Friday morning. Positive economic data lifted U.S shares to close at a record high. On Friday, Treasuries were steady, as the benchmark 10-year yield recently hit highs. It was close to the 1.57% level, which is well below. U.S. positive employment data boosted global shares as the initial jobless …

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Tokyo Stock Exchange

Australia S&P/ASX 200 up 0.27%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 up 0.09%

Australia stocks edged higher after the close on Friday. As rises in the Gold, Metals & Mining, and Resources sectors, in particular, led shares higher. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.27% at the close in Sydney. On the S&P/ASX 200, the session’s best performers were Webjet Ltd, rising 7.42% or 0.33 points to trade at 4.78 …

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EU Stocks

EU Stock Futures Up; SocGen, Unicredit 1Q in Focus

European stock markets opened higher continuing the positive tone from the previous session. Investors assess more corporate earnings ahead of a Bank of England meeting. The overall tone remains positive as the 1Q earnings season continues. Likely to be in the spotlight on Thursday will be Societe Generale. The French bank beat expectations in its …

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Asia Shares Flat, U.S. Tech Retreat Dulled due to Holidays

Asia Shares Flat, U.S. Tech Retreat Dulled due to Holidays

Sentiment took a knock after a selloff in large-cap Wall Street tech firms. In addition, talks of rising U.S. interest rates also led to Asian shares risking to fall for a fourth straight session on Wednesday.  Limiting the early reaction were the holidays in Japan, China, and South Korea. This brought the MSCI’s broadest index …

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