Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday as investors assessed the record gains on Wall Street and the global impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as his 90-day tariff reprieve is set to expire next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that there are…
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Monday as investors parsed details on trade negotiations and a slew of data points, including South Korea and Japan’s industrial output figures…
Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt downplayed the impending start of the tariff deals, which have weighed on investor sentiment. July 8 is when the so-called liberation day tariffs are set to take effect after…
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets plunged Monday, after the United States’ attack on three nuclear sites in Iran raised oil prices and investors’ fears of an…
Anshun bridge reflecting in the Jinjiang river at dusk in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. © Philippe Lejeanvre | Moment Open | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday as investors assessed China data and monitored escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. The People’s Bank of China expectedly kept its loan rates unchanged at 3.0% for…
Shanghai urban skyline and the bund, China. Comezora | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday as investors assessed China’s promises to support domestic businesses as well as developments in trade negotiations between the U.S. and countries in the region. Over the weekend, China’s finance minister Lan Fo’an said that the Asian powerhouse…
The view of Nanjing Road East Pedestrian Mall, the main shopping street in Shanghai. Bruce Yuanyue Bi | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Wednesday, after all three key benchmarks on Wall Street advanced overnight on optimism that U.S.-China trade tensions could ease. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that…
A Chinese flag flies high over The Bund. Liu Liqun | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as China’s central bank held rates at a time when the yuan has come under pressure due to Beijing-Washington trade tensions. Mainland China’s CSI 300 rose 0.18% after the People’s Bank of China kept its key…
Anek S | 500px Plus | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, breaking ranks with Wall Street which declined sharply after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that the ongoing trade tensions could challenge the central bank’s goals of controlling inflation and spurring growth. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 started the day 0.59% higher, while…
The view of Nanjing Road East Pedestrian Mall, the main shopping street in Shanghai. Bruce Yuanyue Bi | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Tuesday after all three key benchmarks on Wall Street rose on a tech rally. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 increased 1.02%, while the broader Topix index was advanced…