SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen lounged around its highest levels for the year on Monday in trading thinned by a holiday in Japan, as market participants vacillated over the expected size of the Federal Reserve's almost-certain rate cut later this week. Trading in Asia was slow, with markets in Japan, China and South Korea closed for holidays. The dollar was...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asia kicks off the trading week on Monday with investors likely to give a big thumbs down to yet another batch of uniformly disappointing economic indicators from China, while at the same time cheering one of Wall Street's best weeks of the year. Fueled by growing hopes that the...

Sept 16 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asia kicks off the trading week on Monday with investors likely to give a big thumbs down to yet another batch of uniformly disappointing economic indicators from China, while at the same time cheering one of Wall Street's best weeks of the year. Fueled by growing hopes...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up in early trade on Monday amid expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this week, though gains were capped by U.S. supply resumptions following Hurricane Francine and weaker China data. Brent crude futures for November were up 15 cents, or 0.2% at $71.76 a barrel at 0015 GMT. U.S. crude futures for October...