Tokyo Metro IPO, Singapore CPI

Tokyo Metro IPO, Singapore CPI

Pokemon game characters of Japanese video game manufacturer Nintendo are on display on a subway train car in Tokyo, Japan. Hitoshi Yamada | NurPhoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Tuesday, breaking ranks with major Wall Street benchmarks, while Japanese subway operator Tokyo Metro’s stellar market debut boosted investor optimism. Shares of Tokyo Metro…

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Chinese finance minister hints at increasing the deficit at highly anticipated briefing

Chinese finance minister hints at increasing the deficit at highly anticipated briefing

Lan Fo’an, China’s finance minister, center, speaks as Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), left, and Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), listen during a news conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg…

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Asia-Pacific markets: Live updates

Asia-Pacific markets: Live updates

A general view of the Shanghai Securities Exchange building is being shown in Shanghai, China, on July 16, 2024.  Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets closed higher on Thursday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new records as investors shrugged off…

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