The global flagship store of Pop Mart, a Chinese toymaker and seller, at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street on Aug. 16, 2022, in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares in Pop Mart International tumbled over 6% on Wednesday, a day after the toymaker issued a bullish first-half earnings forecast. The Beijing-headquartered…
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 on Tuesday as concerns about fiscal spending mount ahead of an upper house election. Yields on the 10-year instrument climbed to 1.599%, the highest…
High rise buildings, including the China Zun or CITIC Tower (L, back) is seen at the Central Business Distric (CBD) from the Tuanjiehu park in Beijing on June 2, 2025. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images China’s economy grew at a slower clip in the second quarter, as trade tensions with the U.S. rattled…
A laborer loads consumer goods onto a supply cart at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, on November 11, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation continued to ease in June, hitting a lower-than-expected 2.10%, government data showed on Monday. The headline inflation rate extended its slide after dropping to a more…
A cargo ship loads and unloads containers at the Qianwan Container Terminal of Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on July 10, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s exports growth beat expectations in June, buoyed by robust shipments to non-U.S. markets and as a temporary reprieve from U.S. tariffs helped slow…
Tough talk on tariffs, reports of border detentions and unfavorable exchange rates are putting some travelers, especially Canadians, off trips to the United States this year. But those in Asia say they’re avoiding trips to the U.S. for different reasons. Nearly 80% of Southeast Asian travelers said the United States is losing appeal as a…
As President Donald Trump intensifies his trade war to stack up tariffs on many Asian countries that produce the goods that consumers in the U.S. rely on, low-cost Asian retail upstarts Temu and Shein may yet find a way back to big success in the U.S. market. The Asian rivals to Amazon were directly targeted…
This photo taken on Nov. 24, 2022 shows the building of Bank of Korea BOK in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its policy rate to curb inflation, delivering six back-to-back rate hikes for the first time. (Photo by Wang Yiliang/Xinhua via Getty Images) Wang Yiliang | Xinhua News Agency |…
An undated photo of a signage at Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings’ headquarters in the Southeast Asian city-state. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings’ net portfolio value soared to a record high of 434 billion Singapore dollars ($324 billion) for its financial year ended March. That’s…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 7: An aide picks up a page from a letter to Japan and South Korea, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st, during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew…
