(Bloomberg) -- Asian equities declined, following an unimpressive start to the earnings reports from the “Magnificent Seven” megacap technology companies.Most...
Asian stocks were mostly lower Wednesday even as investors wagered that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while Australia’s benchmark hit a new record. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices were little changed.In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index gave up early gains to shed 0.4% to 41,095.23. Reports said the Finance Ministry might have intervened in the currency market last week, buying nearly 6 trillion yen ($37 billion) to support the yen.The U.S. dollar rose to 158.42 Japanese yen from 158.34 yen on...