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...
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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...
Europe's central banks are no longer in a 'good place' as Iran war upends forecasts
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in...
Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes 'uncertain' impacts from Iran war
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady as policymakers navigate their way...
Here are the five key takeaways from this week's Fed meeting
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee...
The Fed issues its latest interest rate decision Wednesday. Here's what to expect
The Federal Reserve has little choice but to stay on the sidelines this week as it navigates a mix of...
Markets' hopes for Fed interest rate cuts are rapidly fading away
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reacts during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market...
Fed Governor Miran says job losses in February add to the case for more interest rate cuts
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Friday that the weak February jobs report bolsters the rationale for the central bank...
New York Fed's Williams says tariff burden falls 'overwhelmingly' on U.S. businesses and consumers
John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club...
