Doctoregg | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded lower Tuesday after Wall Street fell overnight as tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump stoked a risk-off mood, while investors also assessed the rate decision by the Bank of Korea. Japan’s Nikkei 225 led losses in the region, down more than 1%, while the Topix…
The Alibaba office building on Feb. 18, 2025, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province of China. Fang Dongxu | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese tech titan Alibaba posted a startling 239% year-over-year jump in net profit in the final quarter of 2024. CEO Eddie Wu attributed that shiny result to growth in the company’s cloud…
Tokyo, Japan skyline with the Tokyo Tower Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Hong Kong shares hit a three-year high Friday, leading gains in the region as investors weighed inflation data from Japan against tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 2.98% to its highest level since February…
Melbourne, Australia, at night. James O’Neil | Getty Image Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday, as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on autos, chips and pharmaceutical imports as well as the Federal Reserve potentially keeping rates higher for longer. Trump, who said the duties could be implemented as soon as April 2, did not specify whether…
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled support to the country’s private sector and urged businesses to “show their “talents.” Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ended the day 0.66% lower at 8,481, after the Reserve Bank…
Doctoregg | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday, as investors parsed Japan’s fourth-quarter economic growth data, while awaiting a slew of central bank decisions from the region this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 traded around the flatline to close at 39,174.25. while the Topix added 0.28% to close at 2,766.9. South Korea’s…
People walking through the neon lit night streets of Sinchon in the heart of Seoul, South Korea’s vibrant capital city. Fotovoyager | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly rise Friday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight as President Donald Trump signed a reciprocal tariffs plans, but did not enact the levies them immediately….
Yusuf Gandhi | 500Px | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled there was no urgency to cut rates. Powell on Tuesday re-emphasized the central bank’s focus on curbing inflation and signaled that policymakers were not in a rush to push interest rates lower. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded…
Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fall Monday, tracking U.S. stocks futures that were lower ahead of key economic data, with the likelihood of more tariffs escalating trade tensions also denting investor sentiment. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he was planning to announce a blanket 25% tariff on all…
Classic Chinese courtyard featuring a stage and red lanterns hanging Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rose overnight, shrugging off Trump tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures. All eyes are on China, which resumed trading after the Lunar New Year holidays and as the Chinese government announced tariffs…