Japan’s Nikkei stock index briefly tops record high
Japan’s benchmark index continues to scale new peaks, rising briefly above the record closing high level reached at the height...
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Rakuten shares gain in Tokyo after strong outlook
Shares of Rakuten Group JP:4755 rose sharply after its results showed a markedly better financial performance, and painted a promising...
Investors should continue to steer clear of Chinese stocks, investors warn.
Valuations in the Chinese stock market are collapsing in the new year, heaping more pressure on shares of some of...
Wall Street is already weighing likely impact of a Trump presidency on markets
With the U.S. presidential election still more than nine months away, Wall Street is weighing in on the possibility of...
No rates cuts in 2024? Why investors should think about the ‘unthinkable’
One major Wall Street bank is weighing in on what it calls “an extreme scenario” in which no Group of...
This ‘pain trade’ of 2024 hinges on how quickly the Fed will cut rates
Stocks swept into 2024 on the heels of an “everything rally” sparked by big expectations for the Federal Reserve to...
Opinion: Japan risks inflationary spiral with the yen so weak
Currency fluctuations affect different populations in different ways. Consider the recent decline of the yen, which slid from around ¥103 against...
How the 2023 ‘everything rally’ is unwinding in the new year
Only one week in, markets in the new year are looking a lot different from the 2023 rally. Whether the...
Shares of semiconductor startup BaTeLab fall in Hong Kong trading debut
BaTeLab’s shares fell in their trading debut in Hong Kong, sliding below their initial offering price in a lackluster start...
Israel probes if short-sellers targeted stocks ahead of Hamas attack: report
Authorities in Israel are investigating claims made by U.S. researchers that traders put outsize short positions on Israeli stocks and...
