The skyline of Yokohama with the Landmark Tower, Queen’s Square and the ferries wheel with the Aka-Rengo Soko warehouse on a beautiful day. Juergen Sack | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday after Wall Street gained on a better-than-expected jobs report eased investors’ concerns of a slowdown in the U.S. economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark…
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…
Just as they say you never step into the same river twice, the view from a given summit is never quite the same upon a second visit. The S & P 500 has fully scaled its way to its first record high in more than four months on Friday, recovering what was at the intraday…
Next week kicks off a new trading month as well as the back half of 2025, and Wall Street will be watching to see if stocks keep up their recent momentum. Stocks have made a massive comeback after seeing steep declines in early April, when investor anxiety around President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy put…
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…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 23, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Have we gone back in time? It certainly seems on the markets front. Just look at the S&P 500 and you will think that it’s back in February — before U.S….
The S & P 500 has shrugged off a litany of economic and geopolitical concerns to recover nearly all of its losses since February’s record high. But that doesn’t mean some of those same concerns are no longer risks to the market in the second half of the year. One big issue could come to…
The 2025 Summer Davos forum will be held from June 24 to 26 in Tianjin and is expected to bring together around 1,800 participants from over 90 countries and regions. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images This report is from CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis…
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…