Asia Down as Wall St. Recovers

Asia-Pacific markets were mostly down in choppy trading on Thursday after U.S. stock benchmarks fell overnight, while investors assessed trade data from Japan and awaited India’s rate decision.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index dropped 258.47 points, or 0.7%, to 34,831.15. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index poked ahead 13.97 points, or 0.1%, to 16,891.83.Global equities and currencies plunged earlier this week after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to their highest levels since 2008, and the U.S. released weaker-than-expected employment numbers.On Thursday, investors in Asia will assess…

Letters August 8, 2024: ‘Someone should be held accountable for the Jasper disaster.’

SHOCKING READ ABOUT JASPER FIRE Re: GUNTER: Jasper blaze exposes possible flaws in Parks Canada wildfire strategy, online, July 25 I was both shocked and angry after reading Lorne Gunter’s chronological, well-documented exposé of the real cause of the fire that devastated one of Canada’s most famous and revered tourist destinations in Jasper, Alta. Apparently, […]

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