Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, while rural areas of Japan are suffering with ageing populations and declining birth rates. Prisma by Dukas / Contributor / Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Wednesday, tracking Wall Street losses as investors awaited the key monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng pose during U.S.-China trade and economic talks at Santa Cruz Palace, Spain’s main foreign ministry office, in Madrid, Spain, September 14, 2025. United States Treasury | Via Reuters LONDON — European stocks moved lower at the open on Tuesday, as investors assessed developments in…
Shanghai urban skyline and the bund, China. Comezora | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower as investors kept an eye on the talks between the U.S. and China in Spain, and await a slate of data from Beijing. U.S. and Chinese officials began talks in Madrid Sunday to discuss key…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 03, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Equities in several parts of the world have been rallying as easing inflation pressures, resilient corporate earnings and expectations for U.S. rate cuts boost investor sentiment. The MSCI All Country World…
Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday after Wall Street continued to reach record highs over Fed-rate cut hopes and positive inflation data. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.23% in early trade, while the Topix index retreated 0.18%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.67%, and the small-cap Kosdaq was up 0.2%. Over in Australia, the ASX/S&P 200 declined…
LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors assessed the latest trade news, corporate earnings and inflation data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.5% higher by 11:56 a.m. in London (6:56 a.m. ET), with most sectors and all major regional bourses in positive territory. Looking at individual stocks, shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant…
The city skyline of Lujiazui Shanghai Center in China, on March 13, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Wednesday ahead of key August inflation data from China. The mainland’s August consumer price index is expected to fall 0.2% from the previous year, according to economists polled by Reuters,…
LONDON — European stock markets are set to open higher on Friday, as investors await a key U.S. jobs report that’s likely to set expectations for an upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate cut. Major bourses are all seen opening higher, according to IG data. Both equities and bonds sold off globally earlier in the week…
Aerial view of the La Isla salt flat, located at 3,950 meters above sea level near the border with Argentina in the Atacama Region, Chile, taken on May 16, 2024. Rodrigo Arangua | Afp | Getty Images Argentina’s President Javier Milei is scrambling to unlock the South American country’s copper potential, seeking to capitalize on…
Mount Fuji and buildings in the Shinjuku district are reflected on a table at an observation deck in Tokyo, Japan, on December 24, 2013. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday formalizing a lower Japanese auto import tariff of 15%,…
