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A currency trader passes by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Asian stock markets declined Friday after U.S. inflation edged higher, fueling unease about the outlook for the biggest global economy. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Stock market today: Asian stocks decline after US inflation edges higher
By JOE MCDONALD - AP Business Writer
Thu,08/10/23-2:39AM , 131 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets declined Friday after U.S. inflation edged higher, fueling unease about the outlook for the biggest global economy.
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A woman wearing a face mask walks by workers loading off stocks from a van outside a commercial office building in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. China's exports plunged by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slump. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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China's July exports tumble by double digits, adding to pressure to shore up flagging economy
By JOE MCDONALD - AP Business Writer
Tue,08/08/23-12:03AM , 113 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — China's exports plunged by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slump.
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The momentum is back on Wall Street. The AP's Seth Sutel reports.

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Stock market today: Asia mixed after Wall St rallies ahead of US inflation update
By JOE MCDONALD - AP Business Writer
Sun,08/06/23-10:57PM , 140 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed in early trading Tuesday after Wall Street rallied and Japanese wages rose ahead of a United States inflation update that might influence Federal Reserve plans for more possible interest rate hikes.

Tokyo advanced while Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Oil prices gained.
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The latest numbers from Wall Street

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Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed after Wall St sinks for 3rd day following British rate hike
By JOE MCDONALD - AP Business Writer
Thu,08/03/23-12:54AM , 92 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank for a third day following a British interest rate hike.

Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. Tokyo retreated. Oil prices were mixed.
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