US rally propels Asia stocks higher

Asian stock markets edged higher on Thursday following strong gains on Wall Street and rising commodity and oil prices, but with worries about the Korean peninsula persisting.

Tokyo stocks hold firm amid eurozone jitters

Asian stocks were mixed on Monday as eye-catching growth data helped Tokyo shrug off worries about the eurozone and Shanghai clawed back some ground after a dramatic fall last week.

Asian markets rise, dollar falls on US easing plan

Asian markets rose while the dollar slipped on Thursday after the US central bank said it would pump more money than expected into the economy in order to kickstart economic recovery.

Commodities smash records in historic week

LONDON, October 15, 2010 - Gold, tin, rubber and cotton hit record peaks this week, aided by keen demand, the tumbling dollar and strengthening hopes of new monetary easing measures from the US Federal Reserve, analysts said.
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