TOKYO: Asian shares edged lower in early trading on Tuesday, taking their cues from a modestly lower day on Wall Street as US crude oil prices slid.
The Reserve Bank of Australia's policy board will decide on Tuesday whether rates should be left at 1.75 percent or trimmed a quarter point to a new record low, with most analysts predicting the need to combat low inflation and a rising currency will win the argument for more stimulus.
Not all commentators, however, are con ..
Australian shares were 0.1 percent lower.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
was down 0.2 percent in early trading. The S&P 500 had hit an intraday record high overnight, but was unable to hold gains.
Hong Kong was bracing for Typhoon Nida, shutting down most of the financial hub.
Japan's Nikkei stock index slipped 0.8 percent in early trade, as the dollar edged lower against the yen.
Prime Minister Shin ..
The Reserve Bank of Australia's policy board will decide on Tuesday whether rates should be left at 1.75 percent or trimmed a quarter point to a new record low, with most analysts predicting the need to combat low inflation and a rising currency will win the argument for more stimulus.
Not all commentators, however, are con ..
Australian shares were 0.1 percent lower.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
was down 0.2 percent in early trading. The S&P 500 had hit an intraday record high overnight, but was unable to hold gains.
Hong Kong was bracing for Typhoon Nida, shutting down most of the financial hub.
Japan's Nikkei stock index slipped 0.8 percent in early trade, as the dollar edged lower against the yen.
Prime Minister Shin ..
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