SYDNEY: Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday on concerns new coronavirus outbreaks in the region could undercut an economic recovery even as robust momentum in the United States prompts the Federal Reserve to contemplate a quicker exit from accommodative policy. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.11% lower, hovering near recent highs, though momentum has stalled as some countries re-impose lockdowns to contain the spread of the Delta virus variant. Australian and Jap

TOKYO: Bank of Japan( BoJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda weighed in with his strongest remarks on the yen in recent days, in an apparent bid to slow down movement in Japan’s weakening currency and its impact on a fragile economy.“ If you look at moves in foreign exchange rates over the longer term such as the past decade, fluctuations have gotten smaller but as pointed out, the recent moves in foreign exchange rates seem somewhat rapid, ” Kuroda said in response to questions in parliament yesterday.

“ Despite having no connections to gangs he was killed without hesitation, ” she added. After deliberating for almost 15 hours, a jury found Vagnei Colubali, 22, from Cambridge, Muhammad Jalloh and David Ture, both 19 and of no fixed address, guilty of murder.... A 17-old-boy from Telford, Shropshire, was also convicted over the killing, but cannot be named for legal reasons. All four were also found to have conspired to cause grievous bodily harm to another person before they attacked Mr Gomoh

The yen traded near an almost three-month low to the dollar and reached a two-week trough versus the euro on Tuesday, as rising bond yields in the U.S. and Europe lured Japanese investors. The yen was little changed at 110. 985 per dollar, not far from Monday's low of 111.07, a level not seen since July 5.It was also largely flat at 129. 785 to the single currency after earlier touching 129.92 for the first time since Sept.... 14. While benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yields.... rem

Read full storyIn response, the United States and its allies moved to block certain Russian banks' access to the SWIFT international payment system.... The measures also include restrictions on the Russian central bank's international reserves and will be implemented in the coming days.... Read full storyLatest weekly positioning data indicates investors frantically trying to dial down risk in their portfolios. Hedge funds cut long bets on the British pound while yen short positions were slash

SYDNEY: Stocks suffered their sharpest drop in three months in Asia on Friday and oil tumbled after the detection of a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying toward the safety of bonds, the yen and the dollar. MSCI's index of Asia shares outside Japan fell 2%, its sharpest drop since August.... Selling pressure comes against an already growing backdrop of concern about COVID-19 outbreaks driving restrictions on movement and activity in Europe and beyond.

By Wayne ColeSYDNEY( Reuters)-Asian shares edged cautiously higher on Monday as U.S. stock futures made early gains, though investors were wary of bearish surprises in a batch of Chinese economic data due out later. Annual growth in retail sales, industrial output and urban investment are all expected to slow further in October partly due to pandemic restrictions and strains in the housing market. Economists at CBA argued there was a chance the People's Bank of China would cut bank reserve requi

SYDNEY: Asian shares were trying to end the month on a firm note on Monday in a week littered with major economic releases, central bank meetings and earnings updates from mega caps Amazon and Apple, though rising Japanese bond yields posed a risk. China surveys were mixed with factory activity just pipping forecasts but services disappointing, though both merely reinforced wagers that Beijing would have to act at some point.... China's State Council on Monday did issue measures to restore and

SYDNEY: Asian shares were trying to end the month on a firm note on Monday in a week littered with major economic releases, central bank meetings and earnings updates from mega caps Amazon and Apple, though rising Japanese bond yields posed a risk. China surveys were mixed with factory activity just pipping forecasts but services disappointing, though both merely reinforced wagers that Beijing would have to act at some point.... China's State Council on Monday did issue measures to restore and