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Why Asia’s inflation scare may be overstated: a Morgan Stanley economist explains

2026-08-28T09:46:00.000Z
South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.5%, paring early gains after the Bank of Korea raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3%.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks rise as Nvidia earnings forecast beats estimates, South Korea’s Kospi gains

2026-08-27T02:44:55.000Z
Investors are watching the US central bank for clues on the interest rate path, as elevated oil prices stoke inflation.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Kospi falls 1.4% as Asian stocks dip with AI, Fed meeting in focus

2026-08-24T02:38:37.000Z
The Nikkei slips 0.8%, bringing losses for the week so far to 4%. South Korea and Taiwan rise but are down on the week.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asia shares bound for weekly fall as bond yields, oil stay high

2026-08-21T05:54:43.000Z
SK Hynix shares jumped more than 13% after the South Korean memory chip maker unveiled plans for a stock buyback.
Capital Markets & Currencies

South Korea’s Kospi jumps 6% as Asian stocks rise after bond rally

2026-08-20T07:25:00.000Z
Tech stocks faced pressure as bond yields hovered near multi-decade highs amid persistent inflation, heavy government spending and a flood of debt issuance.
Capital Markets & Currencies

SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics fall 7% as Asian equities decline, chip sell-off spreads

2026-08-19T06:21:17.000Z
Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.4% and Australia shares slipped 0.3% on Aug 17 as progress towards peace talks and traffic via the Strait of Hormuz stayed halted.
Energy & Commodities

Asian shares little changed as Iran war keeps oil prices up

2026-08-17T02:49:36.000Z
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed 0.5%, taking its weekly advance to 2.7%. Advances came as investors redoubled AI trade bets after July’s sell-off.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Kospi leads gains as Asian stocks rise amid US inflation, tech rebound

2026-08-14T07:04:57.000Z
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both jumped about 7% amid optimism over their shareholder return policy.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks rise as Nvidia-backed CoreWeave rallies; Kospi up 4.6%

2026-08-12T07:22:39.000Z
Earlier, Wall Street gauges dropped for a second consecutive day. US futures contracts for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.3% in early Asian trading.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks gain as South Korean tech shares advance

2026-08-07T02:45:27.000Z
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