China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in November, missing estimates, private survey shows

China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in November, missing estimates, private survey shows

Chinese-made automobiles and construction machinery are assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on October 21, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in November, according to a private survey released Monday, as soft domestic demand continued to cast a pall over the … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets start December mostly lower with China’s manufacturing data in focus

Asia-Pacific markets start December mostly lower with China’s manufacturing data in focus

Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing, China. Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened December mostly in the red Monday as traders awaited fresh manufacturing data from China and rising expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve … Read more

India economy grows at faster-than-expected 8.2% in September quarter even as tariffs bite

India economy grows at faster-than-expected 8.2% in September quarter even as tariffs bite

Hadynyah | E+ | Getty Images In a quarter partially affected by the 50% U.S. tariffs, the Indian economy grew faster than expected at an annual rate of 8.2% in the quarter ending in September. The growth was an acceleration from 7.8% in the previous quarter, when a lower deflator unexpectedly boosted real growth. A … Read more

Chinese giants rush to pledge millions after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire since 1948 kills 55

Chinese giants rush to pledge millions after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire since 1948 kills 55

Firefighters walk near residential buildings that continue to burn at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district on Nov. 27, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Isaac Lawrence | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese private firms pledged tens of millions of dollars to support rescue and relief efforts after a deadly residential fire … Read more

Australia’s consumer inflation accelerates to 3.8% in October, overshooting estimates

Australia’s consumer inflation accelerates to 3.8% in October, overshooting estimates

Pedestrians at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s inflation accelerated in October, exceeding analysts’ estimates and rising at its fastest pace in seven months, data from Australian Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. The consumer price index rose 3.8% in October, year on … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains on rising Fed rate-cut expectations

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains on rising Fed rate-cut expectations

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 08: Aerial view of skyscrapers standing at the Lujiazui Financial District at sunrise on June 8, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut benchmark interest rates in December. Expectations … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street’s tech recovery after Alphabet leads AI rally

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street’s tech recovery after Alphabet leads AI rally

SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, after Wall Street’s tech stocks rebounded on a rally in Google parent  and hopes of a Fed rate cut. Optimism about Alphabet’s … Read more

Singapore inflation climbs to a near 1-year high as October price growth sharply exceeds estimates

Singapore inflation climbs to a near 1-year high as October price growth sharply exceeds estimates

Restaurants and bars in the Boat Quay district in Singapore, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s inflation rate rose for a second straight month, year on year, with price growth in October scaling a near 1-year high and topping analysts’ expectations. After reaching a 4-year low in August, consumer … Read more

Australia’s Qube Holdings’ shares jump 20% as Macquarie proposes $7.5 billion takeover deal

Australia’s Qube Holdings’ shares jump 20% as Macquarie proposes .5 billion takeover deal

The Macquarie Group Ltd. logo at the company’s headquarters in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s Qube Holdings announced on Monday that Macquarie Asset Management had submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the logistics company at an enterprise value of 11.6 billion Australian dollars ($7.49 billion). … Read more

Japan announces $135 billion stimulus, NHK reports, to boost economy and support consumers

Japan announces 5 billion stimulus, NHK reports, to boost economy and support consumers

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) answers a question during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee at the National Diet in Tokyo on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s cabinet approved a stimulus package … Read more