TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks mostly fell Thursday after shares declined on Wall Street and investors braced for a highly anticipated report on U.S. inflation. The U.S. government later in the day will give the latest monthly update on inflation the nation’s consumers are experiencing, and economists expect to see an acceleration to 3.3% in … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Wednesday after worries about the U.S. banking system set off a decline on Wall Street and amid concerns closer to home about Chinese economic growth. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.2% to 32,323.31 in morning trading. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was virtually unchanged, edging up less than 0.1% to … Read more
Wall Street futures slid Tuesday after new data showed sharp declines in Chinese exports and Moody’s downgraded the credit ratings of a number of smaller U.S. lenders. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 0.6% before the opening bell. Data on Tuesday showed that China’s exports plunged … Read more