Asian stocks struggle as markets wait for U.S. data
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Asian stocks struggled to make gains  on Friday and the yen inched off lows against the euro and the  dollar as investors fretted about the health of the U.S.  economy ahead of the release of closely watched jobs data.
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Asian stocks fall for a second day, reflecting fears that a weak U.S. economy could derail growth worldwide; futures point to sharp drop on Wall St.
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Asian shares struggled to break above the flat line on Friday as dour economic reports in Japan and South Korea followed lackluster trading in U.S. markets to cap gains.
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Shares in Asia fell, with Japan and South Korea down around 1.5 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy came back to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek a safe haven in bonds.
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By Michael Tsang  Asia's emerging stock markets failed to keep pace with a global rally over the past three months, and slowing U.S. economic growth may prevent them from catching up.
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Asian stocks slipped on Monday after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this week offset by renewed concerns about a global credit squeeze.
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Asian share markets on Wednesday tracked heavy losses on Wall Street on fears about an intensifying crisis in U.S. mortgage lending, spooking investors nursing losses from a sharp sell-off two weeks ago.
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Asian stocks slumped to a two-week low on Monday, extending a poor start in 2008, after weak U.S. jobs data heightened fears of recession in the region's top export market, while bond prices rose as investors sought safety.
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Asian stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, as concerns over the outlook for the US ahead of a slew of bank earnings and trumped initial technology-driven gains on better-than-expected results from companies including IBM, Samsung and LG Philips.
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Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday  as profit taking set in after two days of gains and the dollar  firmed ahead of comments from Fed chief Alan Greenspan that are  expected to cement the case for further U.S. rate rises.
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Asian stocks, which have been jittery this year at any ill omen from the U.S. market, are likely to take note on Monday of Wall Street's latest fall, while investors continue to keep an eye out for bargains.
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Renewed concerns about the health of the American economy sent Asian stocks sharply lower in early trading today.
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Asian shares fall sharply in Wednesday trading due to renewed fears about the health of the US economy.
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Asian investors shrugged off a rash of weak economic indicators on Monday to pick up stocks that looked like weathering a downturn, while oil and metals kept close to record prices as supply concerns continued to bite.
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Asian shares slumped on Wednesday, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street on fears about an intensifying crisis in U.S. mortgage lending that spooked investors nursing losses from a sharp sell-off two weeks ago.
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Technology stocks led Asian share markets lower Friday after a retreat by their U.S. peers, with investors cautious amid record-breaking oil prices and ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day.
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Asian shares extended their falls on Friday, still raw from a global sell-off, despite healthy U.S. manufacturing data that lifted the dollar above 11-week lows against the yen.