HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices fell on Monday, extending last week's sell-off, as global inflation marches higher, while oil prices slipped to $127 a barrel and Asian stocks gained.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices fell on Monday, hit by negative sentiment ahead of auctions this week and with global inflation on the rise, while oil prices held steady above $127 and Asian stocks edged higher.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose broadly, with Japanese shares posting their biggest increase in a month, and government bond prices fell on Thursday after a monthly gauge of U.S. business spending rose to its highest this year.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Monday, with shares in Japan suffering their biggest fall in six weeks, as investors feared rising inflation and sluggish U.S. economic growth would seriously dent consumer demand in the region's biggest export market.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Monday, with regional shares outside Japan hitting a 1-month low, as investors feared rising inflation and sluggish U.S. economic growth would seriously dent consumer demand in the region's biggest export market.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks scored solid gains on Wednesday, with high-tech exporters buoyed by a reassuring outlook from top chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) and energy shares underpinned by record high oil prices.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Asian stocks surged Wednesday amid a growing belief that the worst of the credit crisis is over, following a similar rally on Wall Street.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Asian stocks surged Wednesday as investors took heart from an overnight rally on Wall Street amid a growing belief that the worst of the credit crisis is over.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Asian stocks plunged and the dollar sank Monday after JPMorgan Chase said it would buy troubled U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns, signaling to investors the depths of the credit crisis.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks sank on Monday to their lowest level since August 2007 and the dollar tumbled, as the fire sale of ailing U.S. bank Bear Stearns and the Federal Reserve's emergency cut in its discount rate intensified concerns that there could be more victims of the global credit crisis.