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Japan stocks set to rise after Wall Street gains as investors look beyond tariffs
Japan’s Osaka is the 43rd most expensive city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Mlenny | E+ | Getty Images Japan stocks were set to rise Wednesday, after Wall Street gained overnight with the S&P 500 closing at a record high as investors looked past tariffs and inflation headwinds. Futures for Japan’s […]
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Asia markets open mixed as investors assess Chinese President Xi’s comments in a meeting with top executives
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Tuesday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled support to the country’s private sector and urged businesses to “show their “talents.” Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.43%, ahead of the Reserve Bank […]
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Asia markets rise after Wall Street gains overnight; Singapore logs faster-than-expected GDP growth
People walking through the neon lit night streets of Sinchon in the heart of Seoul, South Korea’s vibrant capital city. Fotovoyager | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Friday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight as President Donald Trump signed a reciprocal tariffs plans, but did not enact the levies on them immediately. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 started […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as tariff worries dent investor sentiment
Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday, tracking U.S. stocks futures that were lower ahead of key economic data, with escalating trade tensions denting investor sentiment. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he was planning to announce a blanket 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports on Monday, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to rise as Wall Street looks past trade developments
Classic Chinese courtyard featuring a stage and red lanterns hanging Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly climb Wednesday, as Wall Street rose overnight, shrugging off Trump tariffs and China’s retaliation to measures. All eyes will be on China, which will resume trading after the Lunar New Year holidays. The […]
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Asia-Pacific markets jump as Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico
Tokyo Tower, Tokyo’s famous landmark, rises high above the skyscrapers in Azabu, Roppongi and Toranomon districts. A tilt-shift lens was used in order to obtain a miniature effect. Krzysztof Baranowski | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for a month, while Canada also said the U.S. president […]
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Japan stocks set to rise while Aussie market opens higher, as Wall Street rises
Crowded and busy Ameyoko shopping street in Tokyo, Japan Visualspace | E+ | Getty Images Japan stocks were set to rise Friday after Wall Street rose overnight as investors assessed Big Tech earnings. Futures for Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 in Chicago were at 39,715, while their counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,580, against the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains as Trump pushes for rate cuts
Osaka, Japan. Jiale Tan | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Friday, after the S&P 500 hit record highs on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates and cheaper oil prices. Japan’s core inflation rate rose to a 16-month high at 3% in December, year on year, boosting the case […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains; South Korea unexpectedly keeps rates unchanged
People walk inside the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by the intensifying political turmoil over president Yoon Suk Yeol’s role in martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2024. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Thursday, after U.S. markets […]
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Asia markets rise as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment
Pedestrians walk past Japanese national flags decorating a street in the popular tourist area of Ginza as people do last minute shopping before the New Year’s holidays, in central Tokyo on December 30, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Wednesday, following a softer-than-expected inflation data from the U.S. that […]
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