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Asian share markets traded mixed on Monday as caution gripped investors in a week in which the Federal Reserve is likely to hike U.S. interest rates and perhaps signal that as many as three more lies in store for the rest of the year. Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses

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Dow futures fluctuated ahead of Friday’s open, as investors’ tried to shake off concerns surrounding the U.S. administration. The S&P 500 futures rose a point and a half or 0.05% to 2,756.75 as of 6:43 AM ET (10:43 GMT) while Dow futures decreased 17 points or 0.07% to 24,907.0. Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures were down

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Gold prices held lower on Thursday, hovering close to one-week highs as the previous session’s mixed U.S. data and political turmoil in Washington continued to pressure the dollar and support safe-haven demand. Gold futures were little changed at $1,325.9 a troy ounce by 07:00 GMT, just off the previous session’s one-week peak of $1,330.5. Sentiment

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Gold surrendered its early gains to $1330 area, or one-week tops, and has now retreated to the lower end of the daily trading range. A combination of factors, ranging from fading Fed rate hike expectations and the latest White House exits, kept exerting downward pressure on the US Dollar and benefitted dollar-denominated commodities – like

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WTI crude prices dipped on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, as the inexorable rise in U.S. crude output weighed on markets. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $61.18 a barrel at 0747 GMT, down 18 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their previous close. Brent crude futures were at $64.77 per

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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc, reeling from government reprimands over lax standards after $530 million dollar theft of digital money, said it would from Monday start repaying customers affected by the heist. Coincheck also plans to lift curbs from Monday on the trading and withdrawal of some cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, that it had imposed as

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European shares opened slightly lower as investors held their nerve after the announcement of U.S. tariffs and the focus turned to the U.S. jobs report later on Friday. It was upbeat jobs data last month that fanned speculation of faster rate rises in the United States, causing a rout in the bond market and hammering

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Gold prices held steady on Thursday as investors awaited more details on US President Donald Trump’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs, the outcome of the European Central Bank’s policy meeting, and US jobs data. Gold rose 0.2% to $1,328.81 per ounce by 1.34pm. It hit a one-week high on Wednesday at $1,340.42, before closing lower

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European shares opened lower on Wednesday after the resignation of Donald Trump’s economic adviser Gary Cohn, seen as a bulwark against protectionist forces within the U.S. government. The pan-European STOXX 50 (STOXX) index was down 0.14 percent while Wall Street futures were trading in negative territory. “Gary Cohn’s departure rattled markets and equity markets look

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Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday, as sentiment on the greenback remained vulnerable amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as well as elections in Italy. Gold futures were up 0.20% at $1,322.5 a troy ounce by 06:40 GMT. Investors were cautious as U.S. President Donald Trump faced growing pressure to pull