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A currency trader watches monitors near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the exchange rate of South Korean won against the U.S. dollar, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Asian stock markets sank Monday after Wall Street ended with a loss for the week amid anxiety about Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes to cool inflation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Asian stocks down after Wall St weekly loss on rate fears
By JOE MCDONALD - AP Business Writer
Sun,11/20/22-9:40PM , 162 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Monday after Wall Street ended with a loss for the week amid anxiety about Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes to cool inflation.

Hong Kong's benchmark fell more than than 3%. Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney also retreated. Oil prices declined.
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Currency traders work in front of a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street declined following indications the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates higher than expected to cool inflation.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on rate hike worries
By JOE MCDONALD - AP Business Writer
Thu,11/17/22-12:46AM , 99 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street declined following indications the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates higher than expected to cool inflation.

Shanghai declined while Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices gained.
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People wearing face masks walk at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou was ordered to stay home Saturday to undergo virus testing and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was reported. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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China tightens restrictions as rise in virus cases reported
By JOE MCDONALD - Associated Press
Fri,11/11/22-11:19PM , 183 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou was ordered to stay home for virus testing Saturday and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was reported.
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Currency traders work near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Asian stock markets surged Friday after U.S. inflation eased by more than expected, spurring hopes the Federal Reserve might scale down plans for more interest rate hikes. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Asian stocks surge after lower US inflation eases rate fears
By JOE MCDONALD - AP Business Writer
Thu,11/10/22-1:26AM , 108 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets surged Friday after U.S. inflation eased by more than expected, spurring hopes the Federal Reserve might scale down plans for more interest rate hikes.
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