Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index, Nifty 50

Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data from China later in the day and an interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve. Traders are looking…

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Trump trade rep changes China soybean purchase timeline, cites ‘discrepancy’

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies during a US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on 2026 funding priorities, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Dec. 9, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the deadline…

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China buys U.S. soybeans after Trump trade agreement

China has resumed buying U.S. soybeans, but still lags goals set by a trade agreement with President Donald Trump, an NBC News analysis found. China previously was a top buyer of U.S. soybeans, but last spring stopped purchasing American soybeans because of a trade war launched by Trump. The country resumed purchasing soybeans in October…

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Pfizer strikes deal with YaoPharma for obesity pill

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Belgium April 23, 2021.  John Thys | Reuters Pfizer on Tuesday said it has struck an…

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Judge unseals Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend the Batman Forever/R. McDonald Event in New York City on June 13, 1995. Patrick McMullan | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials and other documents related to the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite convicted in 2021 of…

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