Asia Stocks Post Modest Gain, Weak Yen Fuels Japan Rally

Asian shares posted a modest gain at the open, while Japanese equities extended their record-breaking run fueled by a weaker yen. For more on what is moving the markets in the region, we speak to Abhishek Vishnoi, Senior Reporter for Asia Equities. Plus - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's r…

Asian Shares Rise on Valuations, UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti on China

Asian shares climbed to near a record, buoyed by optimism over earnings and regional economic growth as investors broadened their focus beyond US markets. Much of the early action was in Japan, where stock gauges jumped after returning from a holiday. The yen gained as much as 0.2% to 157.90 per do…

Fed Served With DOJ Subpoenas, Japan Snap Election Chatter

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration's attacks on the Fed. In a forceful written and video statement released Sunday evening,…

Asia Stock Outlook, A World Split in Two Is Just What China Wants

Asian equities fell on Friday, led by technology shares, as investors braced for the US payrolls report and a possible Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump's tariffs. Investors rotated out of technology shares into consumer discretionary and energy stocks, following a similar pattern in U…

Stocks Stay Range-Bound, Traders and Refiners Eye Venezuelan Oil

Asian stocks edged marginally lower as investors largely stayed on the sidelines amid a lack of fresh catalysts ahead of key US economic data. Treasuries held their gains. In Asia, Samsung was one of the first major companies to report preliminary earnings. For more on what is moving the markets, w…

China-Japan Tensions, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su at CES

Asian stocks, off to their best-ever start to a year, took a breather Wednesday with Japanese equities slipping amid rising tensions with China. Also, President Donald Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the US, declaring it would be sold with the proceeds …

Oil in Focus, Jensen Huang at CES, Separating Signal from Noise

US energy and defense shares advanced after the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. Bloomberg's Stephen Stapczynski provides perspective on the latest in Venezuela and what it means for oil markets. The CES conference is beginning in Las Vegas. Today, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced …

Oil Markets and China React to Maduro Capture

Oil fluctuated as traders weighed the fallout from the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on global crude supply and its wider impact on the nation’s energy sector. Viraj Patel is Head of Asset Allocation at Fiduciary Trust International. He speaks on what the future may hold for oil…

Stocks Rise, South Korea Exports, China Economic Outlook

Stocks kicked off trading in the new year on a positive note with US equity-index futures advancing, while gold and silver gained. Trading is thin across the Asia-Pacific, with several markets shut for the holidays. Also, South Korea's exports maintained growth momentum, supported by strong semicon…

White House Holds Off on New Chinese Chip Tariffs, U.S. Economy Growth

The US accused China of engaging in unfair trade practices in the semiconductor sector, but is declining to impose additional tariffs on chip imports until at least mid-2027. The Office of the US Trade Representative on Tuesday released the findings of a nearly yearlong inquiry into China's chip se…