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,…
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…
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 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…
The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. Steven Saphore | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new intraday and closing records….
Sydney city skyline, New South Wales, Australia. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Monday, with investors awaiting a slew of economic data this week including China industrial data and India’s third-quarter GDP numbers. On Monday, Singapore released its inflation figures for October. Its headline inflation rate fell to…