A MLB store in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets are set for a mixed open on Wednesday morning, following a poor start to the trading month on Wall Street that saw major indexes fall amid rising Middle … Read more
Newly-elected leader and sitting chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference following his election in the party leadership elections on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shigeru Ishiba, the man set to become the next leader of Japan, has made … Read more
Commercial and residential buildings in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mixed on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the recent outsized cuts enacted by the U.S. central bank should not be interpreted as a sign that future … Read more
Skyline of Tokyo, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled over 4% on Monday, following a mixed set of economic data out of Japan and as traders reacted to the election of incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Japan’s August retail sales climbed 2.8% year on year, beating Reuters poll estimates of a 2.3% … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters 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 see? You can subscribe here. What you … Read more
A cycler passes the entrance to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) headquarters building in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo on May 2, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled over 4% Monday, while Australia stocks hit a fresh high ahead of key economic data from China and Japan. The … Read more
Red flags fly at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose on Thursday, with markets in the region rebounding and Chinese markets poised to extend gains. Mainland China’s CSI 300 has notched a five-day winning streak, hitting its highest levels in almost two … Read more
A General view showing the Hong Kong Skyline in Hong Kong, Saturday, May 22, 2021. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed on Wednesday, with futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index suggesting a 4% rise for the index at open. HSI … Read more
Buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly set to climb on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average touched new closing highs in Monday’s trading session. The broad market index … Read more
A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2023. Raul Ariano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher Monday as investors digested monetary policy decisions from Japan and China as well as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s sharp rate cut last week. Data last Friday showed China’s youth … Read more
