TOKYO, Dec 9 The dollar held firm on Monday after data showed surprise strength in the U.S. jobs market, but the currency was restrained from moving higher by worries about an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.
TOKYO, Dec 9 The dollar held firm on Monday after data showed surprise strength in the U.S. jobs market, but the currency was restrained from moving higher by worries about an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.
* Trump still upbeat on deal with China despite gap over tariffs
SYDNEY/TOKYO Asian stocks gained on Friday as investors took heart from U.S. President Donald Trump saying trade talks with China were "moving right along", and U.S. oil prices sat near 2-1/2-month highs after OPEC and other producers agreed to cut output.
TOKYO, Dec 6 Asian stocks held firm on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric kept investors' hopes up on a trade deal with China, while oil sat near two-month highs after producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on further output cuts.
TOKYO, Dec 5 Japan's Nikkei share average bounced back on Thursday, with steelmakers leading the gains, after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump revived optimism about trade talks between the United States and China.
TOKYO, Dec 4 Japanese shares tumbled on Wednesday as comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. House bill targeting camps for Muslims in Xinjiang reignited fears a trade deal between Washington and Beijing may not come through.
TOKYO, Dec 3 Japan's Nikkei average dropped on Tuesday, as concerns about global trade revived after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, while weak U.S. manufacturing data also dented sentiment.
TOKYO, Dec 2 Global shares shuffled marginally higher on Monday to stand just short of the record peak struck in January 2018, with buyers encouraged by upbeat China manufacturing surveys and hopes that China and the United States will agree a preliminary trade deal.
TOKYO, Dec 2 Global shares rose on Monday and oil rebounded after upbeat China manufacturing surveys and as investors clung to hopes Beijing and Washington could reach a compromise in trade talks.
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