Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in Septe

Asia-Pacific markets rose on Thursday despite a sharp decline on Wall Street the previous day as investors reassessed the Fed's policy outlook after its widely expected decision to

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According to Daniel Ghali, a senior commodity strategist at TD Securities, last week's gold price surge was driven by the return of Asia’s so-called

U.S. stock indexes ended slightly lower on Wednesday, and tech was the biggest drag on the S&P 500, as the benchmark slipped 0.5%

Shares in Japan opened slightly lower, weighing down a gauge of Asian equities despite a small gain for shares in Australia. Many of the region’s equity markets including China, South Korea and Taiwan remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Asian stocks were poised to track their US peers lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve held rates unchanged as expected, with Chair Jerome Powell saying officials were not in a hurry to lower rates.

Investors around the world are reassessing the prospects for technology companies after a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up rocked markets in the United States on Monday.

The yen made broad gains on Thursday as Japan looks on track to keep raising interest rates as others cut, with the European Central Bank seen certain to deliver just the latest in a string of easings today.

Asian stocks rose and currencies edged higher as traders digested a rate pause by the Federal Reserve and shifted focus to a pair of central bank speeches taking place in the region.