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Asian Shares Rise to Three-week Highs, Dollar Retreats

Asian shares rose to three-week highs on Wednesday, with the markets looking towards the upcoming earnings season. Investors were seeking signs of a more solid global economic recovery. Meanwhile, the dollar fell to a two-week low. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside of Japan added 0.3%. It was its second straight day of gains, …

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U.S Stock

U.S. Stock Futures Soar Higher amid Strong Jobs Report

U.S. stock futures shot up Sunday due to a positive federal jobs report on Friday. The report smashed expectations as 916,000 was added in March. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6% from 6.2%.  In March, job growth was widespread, the Labor Department report showed. Gains in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, as …

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Japanese Economy

Japan, China Stocks Up; Most Markets Closed for Holiday

Markets in Japan and mainland China rose on Friday after Wall Street made another record day. Most of the other global markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday. The S&P 500 index SPX, +1.18%, ended over 4,000 for the first time on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average +0.52% and the Nasdaq Composite +1.76% …

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Economy

Asian Stocks up As Archegos Fallout Fears Calm

Asia’s stocks were mostly up Tuesday morning, as investors kept in check further damage arising from Archegos Capital Management’s collapse. However, the current pace of the U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic and the vaccine rollout revive inflation worries. To hedge potential losses, some traders demanded higher rates. Bank debts were caught up in the …

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