Bank of Japan Preview, SpaceX IPO Makes History

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's hospitalization is generating uncertainty among investors over the central bank's messaging at its policy meeting next week, even as they remain convinced officials will raise interest rates. Ueda is expected to m…

Iran Tensions Flare Up on New US Strikes on Iran

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks dropped as Middle East tensions flared up with new US attacks on Iran, weighing on markets already grappling with a selloff in richly valued tech stocks. Oil climbed. The latest US strikes have injected more volatility into global financial m…

Asian Stocks Recover After AI Selloff, Oil Slips

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Oil steadied after Israel and Iran agreed to end attacks against each other following an escalation of violence that threatened to derail efforts to end the war in the Middle East. We spoke to Stephen Stapczynski, Bloomberg's Asia Energy Team Leader…

Stock Selloff Extends on Tech, Oil Rises on Iran

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks extended losses as a selloff in technology shares gathered pace and a robust US jobs data boosted bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes. Oil rose and Treasuries fell as tensions flared in the Middle East. For more on the markets, we spo…

Asia Equities Decline as AI Mania Fades

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian stocks declined along with US equity-index futures as enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence trade cooled after driving markets to record highs this year. Stocks are pulling back from record highs as Broadcom Inc.'s outlook for AI-chip sal…

Asia Stocks Drop on Broadcom Outlook, SpaceX Record IPO

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian stocks fell alongside US equity-index futures as the AI-fueled rally that powered global equities to record highs lost momentum after a weak forecast from Broadcom. Asian losses followed a pullback on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 snapped a n…

Asian Stocks Ease from Record Highs, Computex 2026

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian shares eased from record highs and oil held gains as efforts to revive a peace deal with Iran showed little progress. Even as the AI-driven rally continues to propel equities to record highs, financial markets have been whipsawed by geopolitic…

Oil Climbs With US-Iran Deal Still Elusive, Shangri-La Dialogue

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Oil climbed and the dollar strengthened as negotiations to extend the US-Iran ceasefire showed few signs of a breakthrough. Brent crude rose above $93 a barrel, rebounding from its lowest close since mid-April as tensions in the Middle East remained…

Hopes on US-Iran Deal, UBS Asian Investment Conference

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. There was a lot of volatility in the oil market. Even so, there is optimism that the US and Iran will reach a peace deal despite fresh hostilities and uncertainty over the vital Strait of Hormuz. Markets are trading the prospect of an Iran deal, but…

Stocks Pare Gain, Oil Climbs as US Strikes Iran Targets

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks trimmed gains and crude oil climbed after US strikes on sites in Iran curbed optimism over a potential deal with Tehran. US equity-index futures rose 0.6%, though gains were more subdued than Monday's holiday-thinned advance, when markets in …