The Japanese Nikkei index closed lower on Monday, as heavyweight technology stocks tracked the decline in the US Nasdaq index in the last session, while investor sentiment was affected by some companies announcing bleak earnings forecasts. The Nikkei index fell 0.88 percent to close at 27,427.32 points, after falling to …

Gold prices fell on Monday, affected by the rise of the dollar, and with investors anticipating US inflation data on Tuesday, which may affect the Federal Reserve’s plans for the future of interest rates. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,863.38 an ounce by 0653 GMT, while US gold futures rose …

The dollar rose near a five-week high against the other major currencies on Monday, as investors increased their bets that the Federal Reserve will continue to tighten monetary policy for a longer period while they await the US consumer price report due on Tuesday. The yen fell amid expectations that …

Oil prices fell on Monday after rising 2% in the regular session with shareholders regarding the impact of supply on the rise and rise again. Production prices rose in March by 500,000 barrels per day, or about five percent of production, production, production, production Brent crude futures were up 69 …

The data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday that the Unemployment Rate stayed unchanged at 5% in January. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 5.1%. Further details of the publication revealed that the Net Change in Employment rose by 150,000, surpassing analysts’ estimate of 15,000 …

Gold prices stabilized on Friday as market focus shifted to US inflation data due next week, which is likely to provide a clear picture of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path. Spot gold prices remained largely unchanged at $1,862.74 an ounce by 1209 GMT, after hitting the lowest since January …

Russia will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day, or around 5% of output , in March, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, after the West imposed price caps on Russian oil and oil products. The price of Brent crude rose on the news of the output …

European stocks fell on Friday and were about to end a three-day winning streak as investors assessed the prospects for prolonged global monetary tightening, and a bleak outlook from German sportswear outfit Adidas weighed on sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.6% by 0815 GMT, after touching a …

Japanese authorities and companies said that heavy snow in many parts of Japan on Friday caused the cancellation of 100 flights, closed dozens of roads and disrupted railway services. Domestic airlines including ANA, Japan Airlines and others canceled a total of 100 flights due to the snow until noon, according …

Japanese stocks closed higher on Friday, boosted by strong corporate earnings and the expectations of domestic companies, with Tokyo Electron leading the gains after raising its annual profit forecast. The Nikkei index rose 0.31 percent to close at 27,670.98 points, after rising 0.8 percent earlier in the session. The index …