People walk along the Huguosi street, Xicheng district, a dedicated food street in Beijing on August 23, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images China’s consumer inflation accelerated in November to the highest level in nearly two years while producer price deflation worsened, underscoring the challenge policymakers face in reviving domestic demand amid persistent…
Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly lower Tuesday, following losses on Wall Street as investors held back ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on Dec. 10 stateside. The central bank is widely expected to cut rates by another 25 basis points at its final meeting of the year, bringing the Federal Funds rate to 3.5%-3.75%. However,…
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…
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…
Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Mr Jorn Oberg Utzon, at first light as the sun rises over Sydney harbor and city center skyscrapers. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Australia’s third-quarter economic growth missed analysts’ expectations, but still clocked its fastest expansion in about two years. The country’s GDP expanded 2.1%…
Chinese-made automobiles and construction machinery are assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on October 21, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in November, according to a private survey released Monday, as soft domestic demand continued to cast a pall over the…
Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday as U.S. stock futures remained flat over Thanksgiving Day, with the Nasdaq Composite on track to end a seven-month winning streak. Traders in Asia are assessing inflation data from Tokyo, a…
QINGDAO, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05 2025: Workers assemble cars at a car plant of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Qingdao city in east China’s Shandong province Wednesday, Feb. 05, 2025. ZHANG JINGANG | Future Publishing | Getty Images Profits at industrial firms in China declined in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, as manufacturers navigated…
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – OCTOBER 10: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (William Lai) delivers a national day address, during the National Day Ceremony, outside the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 10, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Taiwan will introduce a supplementary defense budget of 1.25 trillion Taiwanese dollars ($40 billion) as Beijing…
Hong Kong Spreephoto.de | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets started the week higher after the New York Federal Reserve President signaled that a third rate cut could happen this year. On Friday, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams suggested the Fed could lower its key interest rate from here as labor market weakness poses a…
