Asia markets track Wall St loss as virus, stimulus sour mood

Asia markets track Wall St loss as virus, stimulus sour mood

Concerns about the reimposition of virus lockdowns, stalled vaccine trials and dimming hopes of new US stimulus any time soon weighed on most Asian markets Thursday.
ECB's monetary bazooka peps up Asian stocks

ECB's monetary bazooka peps up Asian stocks

Stocks in Asia bounced back on Thursday (Mar 19) after the European Central Bank launched an emergency plan to buy bonds in what one analyst said could be a "game changer" for the coronavirus-wracked eurozone.
European stocks lower on year-end profit-taking

European stocks lower on year-end profit-taking

European stock markets were lower on Monday (Dec 30), taking their lead from softer prices on Wall Street, as investors wound down and took profits at the end of year.