(Updates with closing prices) TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday on optimism around progress on tariff talks and a weaker yen, setting the index to mark its longest rally in nearly two years. The Nikkei rose 1.04% to close at 36,830.69, and posted a seventh straight session of gains, its longest winning streak since...

11:40 PM EDT, 05/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows: U.S. Steel reported Q1 2025 adj. loss per share of $0.39 (vs. $0.82 EPS prior year) but beat consensus by $0.08, while Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $172M fell 59% Y/Y...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Australian dollar led gains against the U.S. dollar on Friday amid signs of a possible thaw between the United States and China on trade talks, while the euro edged higher. The risk-sensitive Aussie and kiwi dollars climbed as Asian shares carried on a rally on Wall Street. China's offshore yuan strengthened to a near one-month high. The...

TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Yields on Japan's shorter-ended bonds fell on Friday amid strong investor demand for these notes, on expectations that the Bank of Japan will not raise rates soon. The BOJ on Thursday kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts, suggesting uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs and the hit to exports could keep policy in...