Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), attends a news conference at the bank’s head office in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Australia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting in a widely expected decision, while reiterating that future moves will hinge on incoming…
The American flag flies behind a Wall Street sign near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on April 22, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Asian stocks rallied Monday while oil prices tumbled after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a peace deal aimed at ending nearly four months…
A screen displays share prices inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, April 13, 2026. Oil surged and stocks fell after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with Iran following the collapse of weekend peace talks. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. Yaorusheng | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday, with Japan and South Korea’s benchmark indices hitting new highs as investors assessed recent U.S. military action in Iran, the fragile state of the Washington-Tehran ceasefire and optimism that a deal could still be reached. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.49% to a…
Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on May 15, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi hit a fresh record Tuesday as trading resumed after a public holiday, with investor sentiment supported by hopes for a breakthrough in the…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 breached 64,000 for the first time Monday as a sharp decline in oil prices lifted risk sentiment in holiday-thinned trading. Source link
An illuminated Guzman y Gomez sign at a restaurant in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Guzman y Gomez rose as much as 20.58% on Friday, after the Mexican-themed fast-food chain said it would exit the U.S. market and refocus on Australia. “Having spent the last…
A screen displays share prices inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, April 13, 2026. Oil surged and stocks fell after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with Iran following the collapse of weekend peace talks. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open mixed Wednesday as investors weighed elevated bond yields and renewed geopolitical tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “an hour away” from deciding whether to attack Iran on Tuesday…
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened broadly higher Tuesday as oil prices, while elevated, eased slightly following news that President Donald Trump was postponing a…
