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A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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World shares at record high as investors count on Fed largesse

The world's shares, measured by MSCI's gauge of 50 markets, tacked on 0.1% to log its eighth consecutive day of gains to record highs

Men wearing protective face masks chat in front of a screen displaying Nikkei share average and world stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Asian shares down on slow-growth fear; dollar stays near three-week low

Men wearing protective face masks chat in front of a screen displaying Nikkei share average and world stock indexes outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Asia shares ease as weak China data weighs

Two men walk past an electronic screen showing stock information at a brokerage house/ Reuters
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Asian shares rise on dovish Fed chair, oil up as hurricane batters Louisiana

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu
Global Economy

Asia shares slip into earnings season, US data deluge

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu
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Asian equities witness foreign outflows for third month in March

The gains in Asia followed a late dip on Wall Street on Thursday Photo: Reuters
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Asian stocks shed gains as China worries grow

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Asian stocks set to firm after Dow hits record

In a matter of weeks, the highly contagious disease has pushed the world to the brink of a recession more severe than the 2008 financial crisis. The Photo shows a visitor wearing a protective face mask walks past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, on March 2, 2020/ Reuters
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Asian stocks rally, battered bond market tries to steady

Asia sets up global stocks for extended bull run on economic optimism
Global Economy

Asia sets up global stocks for extended bull run on economic optimism

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Asian shares hit all-time highs, oil rises on Middle East tensions

A man stands on an overpass with an electronic board showing Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Asian stocks make cautious gains after patchy Wall Street rally

A police officer wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, stands with his bike in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asian stocks weaken on stimulus worries, dollar holds firm