Asia stocks, dollar brace for further slide as U.S., North Korea tensions intensify

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australian stock futures slumped early on Friday and other Asian markets looked set to follow as tensions ramped up between the U.S. and North Korea, sending investors into less risky assets such as gold, the yen and U.S. government bonds....

Many are saying Trump should talk more like Tillerson and less like Kim Jong Un

If the world’s largest economy wishes to avoid full-blown conflict with North Korea, President Donald Trump may need to adopt the measured style of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson instead of engaging in a war of words with the rogue nation. Two days after...

US-North Korea tensions expected to weigh on Asia markets as Trump doubles down on rhetoric

Back in Asia, Australian SPI futures were off 2.26 percent at 5,631 compared to the S&P/ASX 200’s previous close of 5,760.933. Japan markets are closed for the Mountain Day holiday. In corporate news, Noble Group announced a net loss of $1.9 billion in the...