Gold Holds Loss Before Fed Reserve Minutes as Dollar Strengthens

Gold held a drop from the highest level in seven weeks as the dollar strengthened before the Federal Reserve publishes minutes of its March meeting. Bullion for immediate delivery traded at $1,210.56 an ounce at 9:16 a.m. in Singapore from $1,209.22 on Tuesday, when prices climbed to $1,225, the highest since Feb. 17, according to Bloomberg generic pricing. Gold in Shanghai retreated. Job openings in the U.S. climbed to a 14-year high,...

Dollar Rally Revives as Investors Look Beyond Dip in U.S. Jobs

The dollar is showing signs of revitalization as traders look through last week’s weaker-than-forecast U.S. jobs report and rebuild positions. A gauge of the greenback is on track for its first weekly gain since dropping from a more-than-decade high in mid-March. The currency slumped the most in almost two weeks on Friday after data showed American employers added the fewest jobs since December 2013 last month. The yen was near the weakest...

China Stock Futures Rise as Shanghai Composite Approaches 4,000

China’s stock-index futures rose, signaling further gains for the nation’s equities as the Shanghai Composite Index approached the 4,000 level for the first time since 2008. Futures on the CSI 300 Index expiring in April, the most active contract, added 0.2 percent as of 9:18 a.m. local time. The Shanghai Composite surged 2.5 percent to 3,961.38 on Tuesday. The CSI 300 Index rose 2.2 percent. The Bloomberg China-US Equity Index added...

Asian Stocks Rise for Fifth Day as Material Shares Lead Advance

Asian stocks rose for a fifth day as material and health-care companies advanced and investors await a Bank of Japan policy decision and the release of Federal Reserve meeting minutes. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.1 percent to 149.21 as of 9:03 a.m. in Tokyo. The BOJ ends a two-day meeting today, with all 34 economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicting the Japanese central bank will maintain record stimulus. Investors are waiting...

Japanese Stocks Advance as Weaker Yen Buoys Exporters Before BOJ

Japanese stocks rose for a second day as a weaker yen buoyed exporters and investors await a Bank of Japan monetary policy decision.The Topix index climbed 0.5 percent to 1,587.04 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo, with all but two of its 33 industry groups rising. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 0.5 percent to 19,730.45. The yen traded at 120.29 per dollar after weakening the past two days.All 34 economists in a Bloomberg poll predict the...