An urban view of high-rise buildings at dusk as seen from Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak on July 23, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Tuesday, tracking mixed gains on Wall Street as investors look toward the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision stateside. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200…
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,…
BEIJING, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Buildings and vehicles are seen in the central business district during the rush hour on September 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday, after major Wall Street benchmarks declined ahead of key inflation data that could influence the…
Statues of bulls in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China stocks were mixed Tuesday amid broader gains in Asia-Pacific markets, following losses on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pull back from record highs ahead of key inflation data. Sentiment was…
Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Monday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday, pulled down by a tumbling South Korean market amid the ongoing political turmoil in the country as well as the ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the Russia – Ukraine war. Traders also remain optimistic over the…
Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning. The best viewpoint and trekking from inwangsan mountain in Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday after Wall Street stock benchmarks notched record highs, shrugging…
The Seoul city skyline early on December 16, 2020. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose to new records overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 traded…
The Seoul skyline at sunset. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher on Thursday after Wall Street rally stalled overnight and as investors assessed a surprise interest rate cut by South Korea. The Bank of Korea unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.0%. Market watchers…