Asia Economy
Japan’s inflation has been above target for over 3 years, but where is the BOJ?
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as investors weigh Fed comments, Israel-Iran ceasefire
Sydney Harbour and the skyline of the central business district (CBD) in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors weighed a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, as well as fresh commentary from the U.S. Federal Reserve. There is growing […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise after Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire
Sunset at Shinjuku , Tokyo – Japan. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after United States President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … for […]
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China’s support for Tehran grows more restrained as U.S. enters war between Israel and Iran
TOPSHOT – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) gestures as he welcomes Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (R) and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 14, 2025. Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. rained bombs and […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as U.S. bombing of Iran escalates Middle East crisis
Oil prices have spiked in recent weeks following the increased tensions in the Middle East. Source
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China’s property sector has been in an extended slump. Shrinking population is making it worse
QINGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 16, 2025 – Citizens are viewing sand table at the sales office of a commercial residential property development in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on June 16, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s real estate sector has grappled with a deepening downturn for years. Now a shrinking population […]
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Is China going through a consumption revival? Its 618 festival is one sign of it
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall reported strong sales in categories eligible for government subsidies. Serene Lee | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images China’s latest shopping festival, which wrapped up Wednesday, pointed to a pickup in consumption, as e-commerce companies reported strong sales of consumer electronics, as well as beauty and pet […]
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Japan is better prepared than the West for China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze
Bulldozer scoop soil containing various rare earth to be loaded on to a ship at a port in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu province on September 5, 2010, for export to Japan. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan has been quietly blazing a trail for supply chain resilience. Long before China in early April imposed […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess China data, escalating Israel-Iran tensions
Anshun bridge reflecting in the Jinjiang river at dusk in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. © Philippe Lejeanvre | Moment Open | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors assessed China data and monitored escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump is now weighing on whether to back the Israeli military […]
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China expectedly keeps key lending rates steady after May cut
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images China expectedly kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged Friday, following the sweeping monetary easing measures rolled out last month to boost growth. The People’s Bank of China held the 1-year loan prime rate at 3.0% and […]
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