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Markets mixed as bitcoin hits new high
Tokyo (AFP) - Markets were mixed Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei down as bitcoin hit a new high and investors braced...
Stock markets rise on growing US rate cut hopes
London (AFP) - Stock markets rose and the dollar fell Wednesday on growing prospects of cuts to US interest rates...
Soft US inflation boosts Asia markets
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest...
Stocks gain on China-US truce, before key inflation data
London (AFP) - Stock markets rose Tuesday, with Tokyo hitting a record, as investors welcomed the extension of a China-US...
Markets boosted by China-US truce extension, inflation in focus
Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday, with Tokyo hitting a record, as investors welcomed the extension of...
Accumulating bitcoin a risky digital rush by companies?
London (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's media group and Tesla, the electric carmaker owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk,...
Stocks cautious before US inflation report
New York (AFP) - Global equity markets were mixed Monday as investors await key US inflation data this week that...
Stock markets mostly up at start of key week for trade, US data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets mostly rose Monday as investors eyed a week dominated by speculation about US inflation...
Stocks waver, gold futures hit record on US tariff updates
London (AFP) - Stock markets fluctuated and gold futures hit a record high Friday, tracking the latest twists in US...
Asian markets rise as traders look past Trump chip threat
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian equities rose Thursday as investors looked past Donald Trump's threat to impose 100 percent tariffs...
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