Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs

Stock market today: Asian shares slip ahead of key US economic reports

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Tuesday on heavy selling of property and technology shares. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices were little changed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 2.4% to 16,238.79, while the Shanghai Composite lost 1.7% to 2,972.

Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs

SINGAPORE  – Asian stocks slipped to three-week lows on Tuesday while bonds and the dollar steadied as investors tempered expectations for cuts to U.S. interest rates and waited on U.S. jobs data. An interest rate decision is due in Australia in the meantime, with traders all but certain the central bank will keep rates steady,

Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs

Hong Kong shares have led declines around Asia with the Hang Seng slumping to a fresh one-year low.

Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped to three-week lows on Tuesday while bonds and the dollar steadied as investors tempered expectations for cuts to U.S. interest rates and

Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped to three-week lows on Tuesday while bonds and the dollar steadied as investors tempered expectations for cuts to U.S. interest rates and waited on U.S. jobs data. An interest rate decision is due in Australia in the meantime, with traders all but certain the central bank will keep rates steady, leaving the focus on the outlook and tone. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares o…

Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs

SINGAPORE :Asian stocks slipped to three-week lows on Tuesday while bonds and the dollar steadied as investors tempered expectations for cuts to U.S. interest rates and waited on U.S. jobs data.The Australian dollar fell 0.5 per cent after the central bank left interest rates on hold, as expected, and emphasi