Middle East tensions rattle Asia markets after fresh U.S. strikes in Iran
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ECB 'will do what is necessary' to tame inflation, Bank of France governor tells CNBC
The European Central Bank "will do what is necessary" to keep inflation on target, one of its top policymakers has...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 tops 65,000 for first time as oil falls on Hormuz reopening hopes
Japan’s Nikkei 225 breached 64,000 for the first time Monday as a sharp decline in oil prices lifted risk sentiment...
Kevin Warsh's real Fed 'regime change' may happen deep inside Wall Street's plumbing
Kevin Warsh, then U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, delivers an opening statement during his...
UK inflation rate eases to 2.8% in April, but slowdown is expected to be short-lived
Richard Newstead | Flickr | Getty ImagesU.K. inflation eased to 2.8% in April, preliminary data from the Office for National...
Asia markets set to rise as oil eases after Trump delays planned Iran strike
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along...
Fed Governor Miran submits resignation, throws support behind Warsh as new chair
Stephen Miran, Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, during a television interview on the floor of the New York Stock...
South Korea's Kospi hits fresh record as Asia markets trade mixed amid oil surge, Iran risks
South Korea's Kospi opened at a fresh record Monday, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets amid rising oil prices and escalating...
Asia-Pacific markets fall as renewed U.S.-Iran clashes keep investors on edge
Offshore vessel 'Zakher Duty' at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the...
South Korean stocks hit fresh record, building on historic monthly rally in April
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in...
Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries
The yen rose on Monday, helped by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda who left the door open...
Japan, South Korea stocks hit record highs as Iran ceasefire extension lifts sentiment
Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty ImagesJapan and South Korea stocks hit record highs Thursday, trailing overnight gains on Wall...
Japan's Nikkei 225 rises to record high as Trump extends Iran ceasefire
A pedestrian looks at an electronic quotation board showing numbers of the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo on September 11,...
Asia markets mixed as hopes for Iran peace talks offset Trump threat of escalation
U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) arrives to the meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on April 11, 2026...
We spoke to dozens of central bankers, policymakers and politicians about the Iran war — These are their biggest fears for the global economy
A man walks among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026,...
Asia markets mostly fall as fragile Middle East ceasefire tempers sentiment
Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday, as cautious optimism over the Middle East conflict tempered...
Fed officials still foresee rate cut this year, despite war impacts, minutes show
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal...
Markets shift back toward potential Fed rate cut this year with Iran ceasefire in place
A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed...
Powell sees inflation outlook in check, no need to hike rates because of oil shock
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a wide-ranging talk at Harvard University, said Monday that he sees inflation expectations as...
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live to an economics class at Harvard
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Monday to the Harvard University Principles of Economics class.This will be one of Powell's...
