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June 29, 2026 10:02 AM

Asia stocks adrift as Middle East worries meet rate-hike bets

Asian stocks wobbled on Monday after Iran and the United States agreed to halt renewed hostilities that had cast a shadow over an interim peace deal and kept oil prices supported, while the dollar stood tall near a one-year high on rate-hike bets. A return to diplomacy in the Middle East would follow several days of tit-for-tat strikes since an Iranian projectile hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last week, with both sides accusing each other of breaking an interim ceasefire. Futures ...

June 24, 2026 9:46 AM

Asian stocks wobble after tech-led selloff, volatility risk highlighted

Asian stocks were wobbly on Wednesday, a day after a global selloff in technology and semiconductor shares, with analysts cautioning about the risk of renewed volatility. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.02%. South Korean shares, which plunged 10% on Tuesday in their sharpest one-day drop since March, jumped 2.2%, while Japan's Nikkei was swinging between gains and losses, last down 0.8%. "Price action in markets over the last seven trading days has been al...

June 23, 2026 9:29 AM

Asia shares slip as markets reprice Fed expectations, oil gains

Asian stocks mostly eased and oil prices regained strength early on Tuesday after the U.S. waived sanctions on Iran, while traders grappled with rising expectations the Federal Reserve may take more aggressive action to tackle inflation later this year. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.5%, while S&P 500 e-mini futures slipped 0.2%. Brent crude was up 0.2% at $78.03 per barrel. The Nikkei 225 was off 0.6%, retracing some losses after data showed Japan's manu...

June 18, 2026 9:13 AM

Asian stocks steady, oil lower as US and Iran sign peace deal

Asian stocks were steady and oil prices dipped on Thursday as investors assessed progress toward ending the war in the Middle East after the presidents of the ‌U.S. and Iran signed an interim peace deal, though uncertainties still hovered. Both countries released the text of the agreement, which had already circulated widely before its contents were published. It extends a ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days to allow the two sides to negotiate a final truce. U.S. President ...

June 16, 2026 9:13 AM

Asia markets temper Iran deal optimism, BOJ decision in view

Asian stocks retreated on Tuesday as investors turned their focus to central bank decisions, including an expected rate hike from the Bank of Japan, ‌after a rally in the previous session on news of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. Markets settled into a more measured tone on Gulf developments as the initial excitement over the preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran began to fade. Oil prices, which settled at a three-month low overnight, reflected the cautious stance, with Brent cr...

June 12, 2026 9:30 AM

Global stocks extend rally on Gulf breakthrough hopes, oil near two-month lows

Asian stocks joined a global rally on Friday on hopes a Middle East peace deal may finally materialise, while the dollar and bond yields dropped and oil prices fell to two-month lows, tempering inflation fears. All eyes are on the hotly-awaited market debut of Elon Musk's SpaceX, which has made history with the biggest-ever initial public offering. The IPO raised a record $75 billion, valuing the rocket and spacecraft manufacturer at $1.77 trillion and making Musk the world's first trillionaire...

June 8, 2026 9:31 AM

Global market tumble as investors slam brakes on AI rally

Asian stocks plunged on Monday as investors rushed out of the hottest AI-linked shares on fears the bull run has gone too far, too fast and as fresh hostilities in Iran pushed up oil prices. The twin triggers for a rout that is highlighting a fragile market mood were last week's disappointing outlook at chipmaker Broadcom and a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report on Friday that has traders pricing a rate hike this year. Korea's chip-heavy KOSPI , the world's best-performing market this year, ...

May 22, 2026 9:15 AM

Global stocks rise, dollar at six-week high as focus remains on US-Iran talks

Asian stocks rose on Friday while the U.S. dollar sat near six- week highs and oil prices were whipsawed as investors held on to hopes of a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran peace talks although both sides remained at odds over key issues. The worry for investors remains the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for the world's energy supplies, that has sent oil prices soaring and rewired the global interest rate outlook because of inflationary concerns. U.S. Secretary of State Marco...

May 21, 2026 9:24 AM

Global stocks soar on Nvidia earnings, Samsung strike suspension

Asian stocks surged on Thursday as some vessels resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while forecast-beating results at Nvidia and a suspended workers' strike at Samsung Electronics lifted shares of chipmakers. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 2.6%, snapping a four-day streak of losses. Korea's leapt more than 7%, Taiwanese shares rose 3.5% and Chinese blue-chips gained 1.1%. Brent crude futures edged up 0.6% to $105.68 a barrel in Asia trade, retracin...

May 14, 2026 8:53 AM

Global stocks rise on AI enthusiasm, focus on Trump-Xi summit

Stocks rose on Thursday, powered by AI fervour that pushed South Korea's SK Hynix to the brink of joining the trillion-dollar club, while the spotlight was firmly on a high-stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping. Trump heads into a series of meetings with China's Xi in Beijing, aiming to secure economic wins, maintain a fragile trade truce and navigate flashpoints such as the Iran war and arms sales to Taiwan. Michael Strobaek, global chief investment officer ...