published Dec 26, 2018 7:55:35 PM, by Christopher Anstey (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks climbed on Thursday after the biggest rally in U.S. equities since 2009 offered relief from this month’s wrenching global market downturn. Japanese benchmarks jumped well over 3 percent and Australian shares advanced more than 1 percent as

published Dec 17, 2018, 2:50:52 PM, by Sarah Ponczek and Vildana Hajric(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity indexes continued a slide toward their lowest close in 14 months as investors weighed the impact of the Federal Reserve on growth in an economy already anxious over trade, geopolitical tensions and a possible government shutdown.