China LPR, Japan trade data

China LPR, Japan trade data

Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Wednesday, tracking Wall Street declines overnight, as investors parsed Japan’s trade data and awaited China’s loan prime rate decision. Japan’s exports dropped 2.6% year over year in July, notching their steepest drop in over four years. The fall was sharper than the 2.1% contraction expected by…

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on August 19, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are near flat Tuesday night as investors braced for earnings reports from major retailers and the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 37 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were also…

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Asia markets mixed as investors await details of U.S.-Ukraine talks

Asia markets mostly fall as investors await Fed summit

Ulsan city skyline from the Hamwolru Pavilion. People can enjoy beautiful cityscape for free. Ulsan, South Korea. Insung Jeon | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday mostly tracked Wall Street declines overnight ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. Investors also assessed the talks between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…

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Stock market today: Live updates

Meta Platforms sees largest increase in short interest of any U.S. stock this year, S3 says Meta Platforms, which dropped 2.3% on Monday, has seen the largest increase in short interest of any U.S. stock this year, according to S3 Partners, which specializes in tracking the activity of short sellers, who try and profit from…

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