BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 11: The national flag of China flies in front of the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on November 11, 2025, in Beijing, China. The PBOC serves as the country’s central bank, overseeing monetary policy, financial regulation, and currency issuance. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty…
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 were set to climb Monday as investors look toward benchmark lending rate decisions coming out of China later in the…
Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), during a committee on financial affairs meeting at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s central bank on Friday raised its short-term rates to a three-decade high, marching ahead with its policy normalization,…
People looks at the fruits at a shop at the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s consumer inflation rate dropped to 2.9% in November, staying above the 2% target set by…
Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), gestures to speak during a budget committee session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Ueda said the recent pace of increases in Japans long-term bond yields is “somewhat fast,” while adding that long-term yields should be determined by…
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 03: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. SoftBank and OpenAI announced that they have agreed a partnership to set up a joint venture for artificial intelligence services in Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images…
Honda vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japan’s exports in November rose at their fastest rate in…
A staff member prepares for the arrival of Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and EU Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera during China-EU Sixth High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue (HECD) at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on July 14, 2025. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images…
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, buildings on bank of Yarra river Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, tracking Wall Street declines as investors continued to rotate out of the artificial intelligence trade in the U.S. Shares of AI plays, like Oracle and Broadcom, slipped more than 5% and 2% respectively, while…
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 China’s economic slowdown deepened in November with consumption, investment and industrial output growth falling short of expectations, as authorities sought to…
