Tokyo Tower, Tokyo’s famous landmark, rises high above the skyscrapers in Azabu, Roppongi and Toranomon districts. A tilt-shift lens was used in order to obtain a miniature effect. Krzysztof Baranowski | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for a month, while Canada also said the U.S. president…
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 30, 2025. Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post | Getty Images Donald Trump has confirmed he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada from February, following through on threats issued weeks earlier. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump giving an address by videoconference at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 23, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know,…
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…
U.S. President Donald Trump on screen during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 23, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they…
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…
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,…