Waterfront city skyline of Sydney city downtown at night with bright illumination of modern architectural landmarks in Sydney, Australia. Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that “reciprocal” tariffs, first announced in April, will take effect on Aug. 1 for countries that haven’t struck a deal. Trump added…
People walking through the neon lit night streets of Sinchon in the heart of Seoul, South Korea’s vibrant capital city. Fotovoyager | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed after President Donald Trump told U.S. steelworkers late Friday that he will double tariffs on steel imports to 50%, effective from Wednesday. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei…
Indian public policy think tank NITI Aayog’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), BVR Subrahmanyam, on Sunday, 25 May 2025, citing International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, said that India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. The official IMF data of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025 marked India’s position at $4.19 trillion based on…
A man walks past buildings at Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing, China April 8, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday as investors await a slew of economic data from across the region and parse Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.54% at the open while…
The view of Nanjing Road East Pedestrian Mall, the main shopping street in Shanghai. Bruce Yuanyue Bi | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday as investors awaited China’s April trade data amid worries of a significant slowdown in exports growth due to U.S tariffs. Economists polled by Reuters estimate outbound…
Shares of HEG Ltd. and Graphite India Ltd. were trading with gains of as much as 18% on Tuesday, March 25. The surge in stock prices followed Japan’s cabinet decision to impose a 95.2% anti-dumping duty on graphite electrode exports from China for four months as a provisional measure, effective March 29. This decision came…
Filming an elevated overpass in Shanghai evening on a high-rise building Guowei Ying | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly higher Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff deadline looms. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.07%. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.13%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.74% after South Korea’s Prime…
(Image Via- bunburyoudoujp’s “X” Account) Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the latest addition to the action role-playing franchise, was recently released by Ubisoft. This new title finally arrived after two delays from the original November 15, 2024 target and a subsequent February 14, 2025 date. According to Ubisoft, the delay was implemented to polish and refine the…
Doctoregg | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday, as investors parsed Japan’s fourth-quarter economic growth data, while awaiting a slew of central bank decisions from the region this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 traded around the flatline to close at 39,174.25. while the Topix added 0.28% to close at 2,766.9. South Korea’s…
A $50 billion merger between Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, which would have established one of the world’s largest auto groups, has been called off. In December, Japan’s second- and third-largest automakers said they were exploring plans to combine their operations with the goal of sharing costs and jointly developing next-generation vehicles. Both companies said…
