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Asian stocks rally as investors applaud vaccine development

Scott Murdoch and Lawrence Delevingne, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:06 AM

Asian share markets mostly shot higher on Tuesday driven by regional airline, tourism and travel stocks as global investors applauded progress in the development of a coronavirus vaccine which lifted confidence in a world economic recovery. Read more »

Angela Merkel says German companies should diversify to Asian markets beyond China

Stuart Lau of South China Morning Post, and Reuters
Updated as of Oct 20 12:47 PM

Singapore and South Korea offer promising opportunities since they regained their economic strength soon after weathering the pandemic, a German minister says. ‘We naturally want to diversify our supply chains,’ economics minister Peter Altmaier tells German business conference. Read more »

Asian stocks at 2-week high as Trump returns to White House

Alun John and Tom Westbrook, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 12:00 PM

Asian stock markets advanced to a two-week high on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump was discharged from hospital following treatment for COVID-19 and as prospects for a fresh U.S. stimulus package appeared to brighten. Read more »

Asian markets rally on recovery hopes, despite virus surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 04:39 PM

The easing of lockdowns is providing hope the global economy will bounce back from an expected recession this year, with England's pubs reopening at the weekend and tourist attractions around Europe either now open or planning to. Read more »

Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 07:27 PM

Asian markets fell Monday following a steep drop on Wall Street as the jubilation from last week's enormous US stimulus package faded and investors returned their attention to the soaring infection and death rate of the coronavirus. Read more »

Asian shares firm as 'very good' trade talks boost risk appetite

Andrew Galbraith, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 10:42 AM

Asian shares and US stock futures rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump said he would meet with China's top trade negotiator, while sterling retreated after rallying on revived hopes of a possible Brexit deal. Read more »

Asia facing sharp falls after Wall Street wipes out 2018 gains

Wayne Cole, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 07:54 AM

Nikkei futures were down 2.7 percent and pointing to opening losses of around 600 points for the cash index. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan seemed certain to start at its lowest since March last year. Read more »

Asia shares cheered by trade hopes, dollar downcast

Wayne Cole, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 26 03:57 PM

Asian share markets rallied on Tuesday as reports of behind-the-scenes talks between the United States and China rekindled hopes a damaging trade war could be averted, in turn sapping the strength of the dollar and yen. Read more »