A cargo ship loaded with containers departs from Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on December 4, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s exports massively beat market expectations in November as manufacturers rushed to ship out inventory on the back of a trade deal with Washington, following a meeting between the…
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher on Monday as investors awaited trade data from China due later in the day. Economists polled by Reuters expect China’s exports in November to rise 3.8% from a year earlier, reversing the 1.1% contraction in October. Imports are expected to…
A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over…
Taiwan on Thursday announced an immediate one-year ban on the Chinese social media network Xiaohongshu, saying the app posed a risk of fraud. Taiwan’s interior ministry said in a statement that it will block access to Xiaohongshu, also known in English as Rednote, calling it a potential “high-risk area for online shopping fraud.” Authorities linked the platform to…
The Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2025. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India’s central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters. The monetary policy committee delivered a unanimous reduction, citing “weakness in some key…
BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 3: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during a state visit at the Great Hall of the People on December 3, 2025 in Beijing, China. Adek Berry-Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images China said it was open to importing more goods from France in…
Aerial sunrise view of Osaka city in Japan Frank Lee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Thursday, after Wall Street gained on hopes the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates next week following weaker-than-expected jobs data. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies cut 32,000 workers in November, compared with 47,000 additions…
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s central bank is caught in a bind as soaring government bond yields risk upending its policy normalization process. The Bank of Japan faces a stark choice: sticking with its…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin awards India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. Evgenia Novozhenina | Reuters As India reels under punitive U.S. tariffs over its purchases of Russian oil, New Delhi is all set to host President Vladmir…
Panoramic view of Busan city, South Korea taken on sunrise. Alex Veprik | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher Wednesday, after Wall Street saw a tech-fueled recovery and a cryptocurrency rally. Bitcoin climbed over 7% to cross the $90,000 mark in overnight trading after a sharp sell-off a day earlier, and was…
