Tourists visit the Nanjing Road Scenic Area in Shanghai, China, on October 20, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slid Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as technology stocks continued to come under pressure and Fed rate-cut doubts swirled. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.85%, while the Topix slid 1.03%. Tech…
A landscaped Sunset shot over Osaka toward the Dojima River, we see the modern city skyline of Osaka in the shot, this is a beautiful shot of the sunset with beautiful orange colors, over the modern city. ©Fitopardo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday, reversing earlier gains and breaking ranks with…
Pedestrians are reflected in a window as electronic boards display stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange, operated by ASX Ltd. on Aug. 6, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, breaking ranks from Wall Street’s tech-fuelled rally. The rally followed Amazon shares rising…
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday after Wall Street continued to reach record highs over Fed-rate cut hopes and positive inflation data. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.23% in early trade, while the Topix index retreated 0.18%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.67%, and the small-cap Kosdaq was up 0.2%. Over in Australia, the ASX/S&P 200 declined…
Elizabeth Quay in Perth City Merr Watson/women Who Drone | Photodisc | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Wednesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as investors assessed rising global bond yields and the latest developments on the trade front. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined by 0.5%, ahead of the release of its GDP reading for the second quarter ended…
Elizabeth Quay in Perth City Merr Watson/women Who Drone | Photodisc | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose investors assessed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting of leaders in Tianjin, with tariff uncertainty weighing on sentiment. This comes after a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are…
People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalatory rhetoric on tariffs. Trump reportedly threatened to “200% tariffs or something” on China if it does not export rare-earth magnets to the U.S, while also warning levies on countries…
A Palantir sign at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), you might want to look away. For the second day in a row, tech stocks…
Evening view of Marine Drive, Queen’s necklace, Juhu and Chowpatty beaches Grant Faint | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose, breaking ranks with key Wall Street peers that saw declines led by tech stocks. Investors in the region are awaiting India’s HSBC Composite flash purchasing managers’ index reading for August, which…
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…