Japan May exports grow at fastest pace in over three years, beating estimates, as chip demand soars
Honda Motor Co. vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. In Japan,...
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Australia central bank warns hikes are not off the table as it keeps rates steady at 4.35%
Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), attends a news conference at the bank's head office in...
Bank of Japan hikes rates to highest since 1995 as yen languishes at historic lows
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024.Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan's central bank on...
World leaders welcome U.S.-Iran deal as Europe signals sanctions relief, urges Hormuz reopening
Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, left, works with Sanae Takaichi, Japan's prime minister, at 10 Downing Street in London, UK,...
BTS-mania poised to boost South Korea's economy well into the future
Kpop group BTS pose for photographs upon their arrival for ‘BTS The Comeback Live Arirang’ concert in central Seoul, South...
A Chinese start-up's unfolding dilemma exposes cracks in Beijing's tech funding machine
HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 02: General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith...
A new corporate migration is taking shape in Southeast Asia
A general view of the bumper to bumper traffic as vehicles are seen crossing into Singapore a day ahead before...
China May wholesale inflation hits near 4-year high on Iran war, AI costs; CPI misses
A customer shops for gold jewelry at a gold store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 3, 2026. Costfoto...
China trade defies Iran war drag as exports, imports beat estimates in May
SHENZHEN, CHINA - MAY 1: The Chinese national flag is seen in front of stacked shipping containers bearing MSC (Mediterranean...
India scraps tax on overseas bond investors in bid to attract foreign capital and shore up the rupee
A money lender counts Indian rupee currency notes at his shop in Ahmedabad, India.Amit Dave | ReutersIndia is doubling down...
India's cenbank cuts growth outlook, raises inflation forecast as it keeps rates steady at 5.25%
A pedestrian walks past an Indian rupee symbol installation outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in Mumbai on...
South Korea stocks fall 4% as tech heavyweights follow plunge in Wall Street's AI-linked names
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in...
Asia-Pacific markets open lower on renewed Middle East tensions
FUYANG, CHINA - MARCH 23, 2026 - Stock investors are following the stock market situation at a securities trading hall...
Like Indonesia, India's central bank may hike rates to defend its currency
People walk past Reserve Bank of India signage in front of an installation stall at Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai,...
Oil climbs over 3% as U.S. and Iran exchange strikes, Israel expands Lebanon offensive
An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from...
Oil prices turn lower as U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension awaits Trump approval
Oil prices turned lower Thursday, erasing earlier gains, after U.S. and Iranian negotiators apparently reached an agreement to extend the...
Energy inflation has been more persistent than expected, Fed's Goolsbee tells CNBC
Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at...
Middle East tensions rattle Asia markets after fresh U.S. strikes in Iran
A man looks at an electronic quotation board displaying stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August...
Inside India newsletter: Iran war disruptions, Modi's appeal to boost India's hospitality sector
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.Welcome to the latest edition of "Inside India" — your one-stop destination for...
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors weigh Iran tensions and ceasefire talks
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.Yaorusheng | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed recent U.S. military...
