The good vibes are back on Wall Street

The good vibes are back on Wall Street

Stocks hit fresh records on Monday, marking a significant pickup in momentum after a bumpy stretch in which tariff fears and worries about loan losses at regional banks weighed on major indexes. The optimism isn’t limited to U.S. markets. Benchmarks in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan notched new records Monday, while the Shanghai composite closed…

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Live updates: Trump signs rare earths agreement in Japan, meets Sanae Takaichi, ahead of APEC summit

Live updates: Trump signs rare earths agreement in Japan, meets Sanae Takaichi, ahead of APEC summit

As President Donald Trump continues his Asia tour with stops in Japan and later South Korea, businesses in both economic powerhouses are closely watching to see if his meetings with their leaders will offer more clarity to their trade relations with Washington. Even though the longtime US allies negotiated tariff rates of 15%, a lower…

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Asian stocks today: Markets record moderate movement; Nikkei slips 0.2%, Hang Seng up 0.28%

Asian stocks today: Markets record moderate movement; Nikkei slips 0.2%, Hang Seng up 0.28%

Asian shares held steady on Tuesday after recent strong gains, as optimism over easing global trade tensions kept investor sentiment positive. Tech stocks continued their rally ahead of key earnings from major companies this week.Expectations of potential interest rate cuts in the United States and Canada supported bond markets, while the dollar remained flat as…

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Asian Markets Mixed Amid Cautious Trades

Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Tuesday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain cautious and are reluctant to take major positions ahead of the monetary policy announcements from the European Central Bank, the US Fed and the Bank of Japan this week. Optimism about a potential U.S.-China trade…

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