Gold Holds Gain After Fed Official Raises Growth Outlook Doubt

Gold held an advance after a Federal Reserve official said that a recent run of weak data cast doubt on the strength of the U.S. economy, clouding the outlook for when the central bank will raise interest rates. Bullion for immediate delivery traded at $1,193.78 an ounce at 8:09 a.m. in Singapore from $1,193.01 on Tuesday, when prices rose 0.3 percent as the dollar fell, according to Bloomberg generic pricing. Gold is little changed ...

PDB Australia Pada Q1 Melebihi Perkiraan Ekonom

Ekonomi Australia tumbuh pada laju yang lebih cepat melebihi perkiraan para ekonom pada kuartalan bulan Maret, menurut data dari Biro Statistik Australia. Data ABS menunjukkan produk domestik bruto (PDB) tumbuh disesuaikan secara musiman sebesar 0,9 % dalam 3 bulan terakhir sampai akhir Maret lalu. Hasilnya sedikit melampaui perkiraan. Ekonom yang disurvei oleh Bloomberg telah memperkirakan pertumbuhan ekonomi sebesar 0,7 % per kuartalan....

Most Asia Stocks Fall Amid Greece Standoff as Japan Drops on Yen

Most Asian stocks fell as Japanese shares slid on a stronger yen and investors awaited the outcome of talks between Greece and its creditors. About three shares dropped for every two that advanced on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index, which slipped less than 0.1 percent to 150.41 as of 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo. Japan’s Topix index sank 0.3 percent after the yen gained 0.5 percent against the dollar on Tuesday. The impasse over Greece’s future lingered ...

Japanese Stocks Fall for Second Day as Yen Gains After U.S. Data

Japanese stocks fell as weaker U.S. economic data sent the dollar lower against the yen, damping the earnings outlook for exporters. The Topix index dropped 0.4 percent to 1,668.33 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo, falling for a second day after a 12-day rally. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 0.5x percent to 20,432.99. The yen traded at 124.06 per dollar after yesterday strengthening 0.5 percent, snapping seven days of declines that had pushed...