Asia Economy
Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher, tracking Wall Street gains on U.S. jobs data
Shanghai’s city skyline as seen from observation deck at Shanghai Tower in China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after a U.S. job report showed fewer jobs were created in December than expected, while the unemployment rate fell, signaling resilience in the […]
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Iran vows to strike back if U.S. attacks
Iranian supporters gather in front of a large Iranian flag in St Peter’s Square. Protests have erupted globally after the news of people being killed by the Islamic Republic regime while taking part in protests across Iran. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Tehran on Sunday threatened to retaliate against Israel and U.S. bases […]
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New Trump warning as Iran cuts internet with protests across country
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Iran’s leaders on Friday as videos showed anti-government protests raging across the country, and authorities blacked out the internet to curb growing unrest. Rights […]
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Iran’s leader accuses protestors of acting for Trump
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader on Friday lashed out at anti-government protesters, saying they were “vandals” acting on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump by destroying public properties. In a broadcast on national television, reported […]
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China inflation hits near three-year high in December as full-year CPI misses target
HAIKOU, CHINA – JANUARY 01: Customers shop at CDF Haikou International Duty Free City on January 1, 2026 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. Luo Yunfei | China News Service | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly three years as spending picked up ahead of the New […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors await China inflation data
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 traded mixed on Friday as investors awaited China’s inflation data coming out later in the day. China’s consumer price […]
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Trump’s Greenland gambit puts China on edge after Venezuela operation
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 06: China’s research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrives at Waigaoqiao port after over 5-month Antarctic expedition on May 6, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to take control of Greenland has raised alarm in Beijing, following […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for lower open as Trump rattles defense firms and oil prices slide
SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Thursday after Wall Street closed in the red on growing geopolitical […]
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India economy estimated to grow 7.4% in fiscal year 2026 despite looming trade uncertainties
India is set to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. Dinodia Photo | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Amid rising global trade uncertainties, India’s economy is projected to grow 7.4% in the fiscal year ending March 2026, higher than 6.5% in the last fiscal year, according to first advance estimates released by the Indian government on […]
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India’s state-owned refiners keep buying Russian oil even as New Delhi seeks U.S. tariff relief
An oil refinery, operated by Bharat Petroleum Corp., in Mumbai, India. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images State-owned refiners in India are still buying Russian oil, even as New Delhi seeks relief from U.S. tariffs imposed for those purchases, according to energy analysts. The U.S. imposed a “secondary” 25% tariff on Indian goods in […]
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