Asia Economy
Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed, following Wall Street gains on AMD rally
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 were set to open mostly higher Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains on a tech rally fueled by the massive deal between OpenAI and AMD, in one of the […]
Read More
Mongolia to join data center frenzy with Chinggis Khaan sovereign wealth fund
A view from the statue of Genghis Khan in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on April 04, 2022. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Mongolia, long reliant on mining, plans to build data centers powered by renewable energy as it prepares its first sovereign wealth fund aimed at channeling its mineral wealth to social welfare and infrastructure. “We […]
Read More
Who is Sanae Takaichi? The first woman set to helm the Japanese government
Sanae Takaichi listens to a question after visiting the Yasukuni shrine to honour the war dead durig the shrine’s spring festival in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. Toshifumi Kitamura | Afp | Getty Images Having won the presidency of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Sanae Takaichi is on the verge of becoming the country’s first […]
Read More
Investors may want to consider boosting their exposure abroad — even with U.S. stocks around record highs
ETF Edge Investors may want to consider boosting their exposure abroad — even with U.S. stocks around record highs Published Sat, Oct 4 202511:00 AM EDT Blair Bao WATCH LIVE Source
Read More
Foreign investors eye China one again — but capital controls and policy risks keep them on edge
Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As China seeks to entice back foreign capital amid dwindling inbound investment, global investors eyeing opportunities in the country remain wary of more fundamental constraints: Beijing’s iron grip on capital flows and lack of policy […]
Read More
Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street gains as investors look past government shutdown
Skyline of Tokyo, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as investors shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown. Investors are waiting to see how long the shutdown will last to assess the gravity of its economic repercussions. Historically, government shutdowns in the U.S. have not […]
Read More
Singapore’s F1 race boosts tourism to the island — and other parts of Asia-Pacific
From $62,000 hotel suites to race packages with six-figure price tags, the Singapore Grand Prix is a windfall for businesses near the Marina Bay track. But the money isn’t staying in Singapore. Data shows travelers are also spending across Asia before and after the three-day Formula One race, which begins Friday. Flight bookings analyzed by […]
Read More
South Korea’s Kospi hits record high as Samsung and SK Hynix soar on OpenAI partnership
The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 3% Thursday to hit an all-time high, lifted by gains in heavyweight Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Shares in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which announced a partnership with OpenAI late Wednesday to supply memory chips, rose over […]
Read More
The Trump crypto firm is planning expansion, from tokenized commodities to debit cards
Donald Trump Jr., co-founder of World Liberty Financial, during at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture linked to U.S. President Donald Trump, is planning to launch new products, including a debit card and tokenized commodity assets, as […]
Read More
Asia markets set to track Wall Street gains ahead of a potential U.S. government shutdown
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street ahead of a potential U.S. government shutdown as lawmakers continue to wrangle over […]
Read More