An inflatable bull during a ceremony marking the first day of trading of the year at the Korea Exchange (KRX) headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Most Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday, with South Korea’s benchmark Kospi hitting two-year highs as investors … Read more
A customer picks up a seasoning at a supermarket in Tokyo on February 27, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 briefly crossed 41,000 to hit a fresh all-time high on Friday as the country’s inflation accelerated in February, while other Asia-Pacific markets declined. Japan’s headline inflation rate for February came … Read more
Japan’s finance minister says pay hikes driving positive economic momentum: Reuters Japan’s finance minister, Shunichi Suzuki, said this year’s wage talks have produced big pay hikes because Japan is experiencing positive signs in the economy, according to a Reuters report. Last week, initial estimates from Japan’s largest union, Rengo, indicated that major firms had agreed to … Read more
A man walks past the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building on July 20, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jiang Qiming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets largely fell Friday after producer prices in the U.S. grew at a faster than expected 0.6% … Read more
Beautiful and colorful aerial view of Mumbai skyline during twilight seen from Currey Road, on February 16, 2022 in Mumbai, India. Pratik Chorge | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were largely range-bound on Thursday after Wall Street’s tech-fueled rally dissipated, with investors focused on Japan’s spring wage negotiations and India’s wholesale inflation data. … Read more
Customers at a fresh food market in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday after Wall Street’s rally took a breather, with artificial intelligence darling Nvidia finishing down more than 5% in its worst session since late May. Separately, China recorded its first month of … Read more
Employees work at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan stock indexes retreated from record highs Thursday, while investors assessed better-than-expected trade data from China. The Nikkei 225 hit a record high before trading 1.2% … Read more
BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 4: Hosts pour tea for Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre left, and other leaders at the opening session of the CPPCC, or Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, at the Great Hall of the People on March 4, 2024 in Beijing, China. China’s annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions will … Read more
Employees work at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended just short of breaching the 40,000 level, leading gains in Asia stocks on Friday, while China markets rose as investors digested manufacturing … Read more
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Kosuke Okahara/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stock markets mostly fell Wednesday as New Zealand’s central bank kept its interest rate steady, while Hong Kong scrapped rules to tighten its … Read more
