Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — President-elect Donald Trump plans to raise tariffs by an additional 10% on all Chinese goods coming into the U.S., according to a post Monday on…
Sydney city skyline, New South Wales, Australia. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Monday, with investors awaiting a slew of economic data this week including China industrial data and India’s third-quarter GDP numbers. On Monday, Singapore released its inflation figures for October. Its headline inflation rate fell to…
A general view shows the skyline over the central business district in Beijing on Feb. 28, 2023. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower in choppy trading Wednesday, following a mixed performance on Wall Street amid mounting geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia. Investors assessed October trade data out of…
A Samsung Group flag flutters in front of the company’s Seocho building in Seoul. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Samsung Electronics jumped on Monday after the company unveiled a surprise plan to buy back about 10 trillion South Korean won ($7.19 billion) worth of its own stock over the next 12…
View of the central business district skyline at sunset in Beijing, China. Sheng Peng | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks were mostly lower Monday as markets kickstarted what ING calls a “quiet” week for economic data from the region. Key data this week from Asia will include China’s loan prime rate, set…
A view of the night scenery in Shanghai, China S3studio | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Asia markets were mixed Friday as Wall Street fell after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank was in no rush to cut rates, with investors also assessing China and Japan economic data. Speaking in…
A Sydney ferry passes the Opera House and skyline of the central business district area on May 12, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Thursday after the U.S. October consumer price index reading reinforced expectations that the Fed would cuts rates again in December. The CPI…
The momentum in Japan markets were largely driven by the country’s technology and financial sector. Doctoregg | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stock markets opened lower Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as the U.S. postelection rally stalled overnight. Asian traders assessed corporate goods data out of Japan, which showed year-on-year producer price growth, or…
Sydney Building take from Cremorne Point. Brook Attakorn | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday, with investors exercising caution even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s post-election rally continued to gain momentum to close at a record high. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was 0.33% lower. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.23% while the…
Citizens are shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 9, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday after China’s latest stimulus measures underwhelmed and its October inflation numbers came in lower than expected, prompting concerns over the recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Beijing announced a…