A guide sign reading “Bank of Japan” is seen in Tokyo on July 31, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s central bank on Friday raised economic growth forecasts while holding its key policy rate at 0.75% as the country prepares to go into an election. The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic … Read more
A Greenlandic flag flies over a residential house on Jan. 21, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rebounded Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street after U.S. President Donald Trump walked back on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries over Greenland. South Korea’s Kospi led regional gains, rising 1.81% … Read more
BEIJING, CHINA – JANUARY 06: The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building is seen on January 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s central bank kept its loan prime rates unchanged on Tuesday as the authorities focus on targeted support for specific sectors to bolster a slowing economy instead of … Read more
TANGSHAN, CHINA – JANUARY 01: A nurse feeds a newborn baby at a maternal and child health hospital on the first day of 2026 on January 1, 2026 in Tangshan, Hebei Province of China. (Photo by Zhu Dayong/VCG via Getty Images) Zhu Dayong | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s birthrate fell to a … Read more
People celebrate the New Year at a ceremony at the Juyongguan Great Wall section, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing, China, January 1, 2026. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped Monday, as investors assessed threats from the Trump administration toward Greenland over the weekend, as well as key economic data from China … Read more
A BYD Sealion 5 plug-in hybrid SUV is displayed at the launch event by the Chinese electric vehicle maker in Muldersdrift, South Africa December 4, 2025. Nqobile Dludla | Reuters Canada and China struck an initial trade deal on Friday that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, as both nations promised to tear … Read more
Security forces are seen during a pro-government rally on Jan. 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran reopened its airspace early Thursday after a temporary closure that barred most incoming and outgoing flights for several hours amid concerns the U.S. could carry out military strikes, raising risks … Read more
(L/R) US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio depart the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus after a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Any U.S. … Read more
QINGDAO, CHINA – JANUARY 13, 2026 – The cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on January 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth in December sharply beat expectations, catapulting the annual trade surplus to a record high, while … Read more
Osanbashi in Yokohama on December 10, 2022. Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japanese indexes hit record highs Wednesday on expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could call for a snap election, likely in February. If called, it will be Takaichi’s first time facing Japan’s voters in an election. The Nikkei 225 index rose … Read more