Osaka, Japan. Jiale Tan | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Friday, after the S&P 500 hit record highs overnight as U.S. President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates and cheaper oil prices. The Bank of Japan raised policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% — the highest since 2008 and in…
Railway builders erect a box girder at the site of the standard project in front of the Huning section of the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei high-speed railway in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, on January 10, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s economic activity accelerated more than expected in the final three months of 2024 as stimulus…
People walk inside the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by the intensifying political turmoil over president Yoon Suk Yeol’s role in martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2024. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Thursday, after U.S….
Japan ,Tokyo City skyline, Tokyo Tower. Prisma By Dukas | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks and currencies fell Thursday, amid a broader market sell-off after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its third consecutive rate reduction and signaled fewer rate cuts ahead. Investors assessed the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep its policy…
A man walks out of the building where the headquarters of Kioxia, the world’s third largest manufacturer of NAND flash memory chips, is located in central Tokyo on August 23, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Japan computer memory manufacturer Kioxia rose 2.69% on its debut in Tokyo after the…
View of the headquarters of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly down on Monday, reversing earlier gains with investors looking to several major central back decisions due this week including the Bank of Japan and the People’s Bank of China. The Federal Reserve’s decision…
A line of trucks parked outside a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China stocks led losses in Asia Friday as Beijing’s affirmation of its recent policy shifts and plans to boost growth, following a high-profile meeting Thursday, appeared to have fallen short of investors’…
Australia Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the Nasdaq Composite surge to record highs after November’s inflation report met expectations. Traders in Asia assessed jobs data from Australia, which showed the country’s unemployment rate fell to an 8-month low of 3.9% in November,…
BEIJING, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Buildings and vehicles are seen in the central business district during the rush hour on September 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday, after major Wall Street benchmarks declined ahead of key inflation data that could influence the…
Statues of bulls in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China stocks were mixed Tuesday amid broader gains in Asia-Pacific markets, following losses on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pull back from record highs ahead of key inflation data. Sentiment was…