Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall on penultimate day of the year

Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall on penultimate day of the year

Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise. pongnathee kluaythong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, after the tech sell-down on Wall Street continued on AI bubble fears. Nvidia shares dropped more than 1% Monday stateside, giving back some of its more … Read more

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s core consumer price index climbed by 3.3% in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years as the Bank of Japan holds its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets trade higher as investors assess China’s key lending rate decision

Asia-Pacific markets trade higher as investors assess China’s key lending rate decision

19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Monday as investors parsed China’s central bank’s decision to keep its loan prime rates steady. The People’s Bank … Read more

Japan stocks and bond yields jump after central bank hikes policy rate to highest in decades

Japan stocks and bond yields jump after central bank hikes policy rate to highest in decades

Aerial view of Mt. Fuji, Tokyo Tower and modern skyscrapers in Tokyo on a sunny day. Yongyuan | E+ | Getty Images Japan equities and bond yields jumped after the central bank raised its policy rate to a three-decade high. The decision comes as inflation has stayed above its target levels for nearly four years … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open ahead of key data from China and Japan

Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open ahead of key data from China and Japan

Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Monday, after Wall Street declined Friday stateside as investors took a breather from the AI trade. “[Friday] is a value-outperforms-growth day,” said Jed … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall following Wall Street losses ahead of Fed rate decision

Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall following Wall Street losses ahead of Fed rate decision

Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Tuesday after losses on Wall Street, with investors holding back ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on Dec. 10 stateside. The central bank is widely expected to cut rates by another 25 basis points at its final meeting of the year, bringing the Federal Funds rate to 3.5%-3.75%. … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look toward China trade data

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look toward China trade data

Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors awaited trade data from China due later in the day. Economists polled by Reuters expect China’s exports in November to rise 3.8% from a year earlier, reversing the 1.1% contraction in October. Imports are expected to increase … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after subdued Wall Street session

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after subdued Wall Street session

Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday following a subdued Wall Street session. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 added 0.19% to 8,634.6. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.05% to close at 50,491.87, while the Topix declined 1.05% to 3,362.56. Yields on the Japanese 10-year government bond rose to 1.94%, … Read more

Asia markets mostly rise after Wall Street gains on rate-cut hopes fueled by weak jobs data

Asia markets mostly rise after Wall Street gains on rate-cut hopes fueled by weak jobs data

Aerial sunrise view of Osaka city in Japan Frank Lee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Thursday, after Wall Street gained on hopes the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates next week following weaker-than-expected jobs data. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies cut 32,000 workers in November, compared with 47,000 additions … Read more

SoftBank soars 8% as Japanese tech stocks track gains in U.S. peers

SoftBank soars 8% as Japanese tech stocks track gains in U.S. peers

Panoramic view of Busan city, South Korea taken on sunrise. Alex Veprik | Moment | Getty Images SoftBank led gains in Japanese tech-related stocks Wednesday, tracking Wall Street peers, and boosting the Nikkei 225. Tech-focused investment major SoftBank rose more than 8%, snapping a three-session streak of losses. Japan’s Tokyo Electron, which provides essential chipmaking … Read more