Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise. pongnathee kluaythong | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record high Tuesday for the second straight session, lifted by a tech rally on Wall Street after a massive deal between OpenAI and AMD —…
Skyline of Tokyo, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as investors shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown. Investors are waiting to see how long the shutdown will last to assess the gravity of its economic repercussions. Historically, government shutdowns in the U.S. have not been…
Jackal Pan | Moment | Getty Images The dollar fell to near a one-week low on Thursday as traders weighed the impact of a U.S. government shutdown, while poor jobs data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates two more times this year. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a…
Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, while rural areas of Japan are suffering with ageing populations and declining birth rates. Prisma by Dukas / Contributor / Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s two-day meeting, where it is expected…
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday after Wall Street continued to reach record highs over Fed-rate cut hopes and positive inflation data. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.23% in early trade, while the Topix index retreated 0.18%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.67%, and the small-cap Kosdaq was up 0.2%. Over in Australia, the ASX/S&P 200 declined…
(Bloomberg) — Across equity, bond and currency markets, gauges of volatility are slumping to their lowest levels of the year. The Cboe Volatility Index, which measures the expected 30-day volatility for the S&P 500 — and dubbed Wall Street’s fear gauge — just fell to its lowest since December. A similar index for global currencies…
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 08: In this photo illustration, British £20 pound notes are pictured with one dollar bill notes and euro €50 notes on June 8, 2025 in Bath, England. The U.S. dollar (USD) has been fluctuate in value against global currencies such as the euro (EUR) and pound sterling (GBP) as tariffs…