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Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after two Federal Reserve officials said the U.S. economy might avoid a recession and news reports said China might boost construction spending to stimulate its struggling economy
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said the US economy might avoid a recession and news reports said China might boost construction spending to stimulate its struggling economy. World News | Asian Markets Follow Wall St Higher as Recession Fears Ease.
Japan's Nikkei index was up 1.23% at 26,817.24 in morning trade, its highest mark since June 29th.
By Sam Byford TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked overnight Wall Street gains in early trading on Friday as fears of an economic slowdown cooled an...
TOKYO: Asian shares advanced on Friday as fears of an economic slowdown cooled somewhat, though news of the shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe jolted Japanese shares and drove up the safe-haven yen. Abe was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said, causing the dollar to fall as much as 0.4 percent on the yen, and the Nikkei