A screen displays stock figures at the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp. headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Optimism in artificial intelligence drove up Taiwan’s stock market in the first of the 2024, making it the top performing market in Asia-Pacific so far this year. The Taiwan … Read more
SHANGHAI, CHINA – JANUARY 01: Sun rises over the Oriental Pearl Tower on New Year’s Day on January 1, 2023 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to kick-start the second half of the year mixed as investors await business activity … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 17, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | 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 … Read more
Commuters walking at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Friday as investors assessed key economic data out of Japan and awaited U.S. inflation readings due later in the day. The Japanese yen hit fresh 38-year lows against the greenback, weakening to as low as 161.27 against … Read more
Employees work at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower on Thursday, as the Japanese yen weakened to a near 38-year low late Wednesday, hitting 160.82 against the U.S. dollar, according to … 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 mostly climbed higher on Tuesday, even as U.S. Big Tech stocks sold off in favor of other sectors such as banking … Read more
A cafe at the Royal Arcade, Bourke Street Mall, in Melbourne, Australia. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Monday, ahead of inflation data from Australia and Japan later this week. Special attention will be paid to Australia’s May consumer price index figures on Wednesday, after Reserve Bank of … Read more
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed as Japan’s May core inflation data came in slightly cooler than expected. The country’s core inflation rate — which strips out prices of … Read more
Workers at the construction site of resettlement housing in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu province, China, June 17, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Thursday as China kept its one- and five-year loan prime rates unchanged. The one-year loan prime rate serves as a benchmark for most corporate … Read more
Cherry trees in bloom near the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose after key U.S. benchmark indexes hit fresh highs overnight as artificial intelligence chip firm Nvidia overtook Microsoft as the most valuable public company. Shares of the chipmaker jumped 3.5% overnight on … Read more
