There are over 468 million females of working age in India, but only 38.2 million women are employed. Imagesbazaar | Photodisc | Getty Images When 41-year-old Nisha Kotwal was a resident trainee doctor in India’s Maharashtra state 14 years ago, her parents would call her before every shift to ask if she had reached the … Read more
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East with Israel and Hezbollah trading strikes, while investors assessed dovish … Read more
A customer shops at a supermarket in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on Friday as investors await U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole. In the past, Powell has outlined broad policy initiatives and provided clues about the … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting at Taj Exotic Hotel on October, 15, 2016 in Benaulim, Goa, India. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine on Friday is likely to be closely watched by New Delhi’s long-standing … Read more
People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher on Thursday, as investors assess flash business activity data from Australia, Japan and India throughout the trading day. The Bank of … Read more
Workers process seamless steel pipes at a production line in Huai ‘an, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 20, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s steel industry has been struggling as the country’s property sector remains in the doldrums and is unable to absorb excess capacity, industry watchers told CNBC. “Chinese demand has been … Read more
A flag of Japan flies near cargo containers at Tokyo’s Odaiba Waterfront on August 6, 2020. BEHROUZ MEHRI | Contributor | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street as both the S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite snapped an eight day winning streak. The S&P 500 slid 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.33%. The Dow Jones Industrial … Read more
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more
The Pinnacle@Duxton, a Housing & Development Board (HDB) public housing estate, center, in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore has tightened the maximum loan that home buyers can take out in a bid to cool the country’s public housing resale market. From Tuesday, buyers of HDB flats won’t … Read more
Melbourne city centre skyline alongside the Yarra River. Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed across the region on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s rally and as China released key economic data. China’s loan prime rates were held at 3.35% for the one-year LPR and 3.85% for the five-year LPR, in … Read more
