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Japan’s Markets Brace for Ruling Party Leadership Vote
Japanese markets are on edge ahead of a weekend vote that will decide the country’s next prime minister and shape economic and central bank...
Foreign Investors Offload Largest Tranche of Japan Bonds in a Year as BOJ Signals Shift
For decades, Japan’s government bond market has been anchored by the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy, characterized by negative interest rates and aggressive...
China’s Record Holiday Rail Travel Highlights Consumer Appetite Amid Economic Headwinds
China’s national railway network carried 23.13 million trips on the first day of the extended National Day holiday on Wednesday, setting a new single-day...
Morning Bid Europe: U.S. Jobs Weakness Fuels Market Shifts
Markets are digesting fresh signs of weakness in the U.S. labour market after private payrolls provider ADP reported a surprise 32,000 drop in employment...
South Korea’s Used Car Export Boom: Resilience or Risk?
South Korea’s auto industry, long a cornerstone of its export economy, is undergoing a structural shift. As U.S. tariffs choke off new car exports,...
U.S. Shutdown Looms as Trump, Democrats Fail to Break Deadlock
The U.S. appeared on the brink of a partial government shutdown after a tense White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders...
Visa Embraces Stablecoins to Shake Up Cross-Border Payments
Visa is piloting a new system that lets businesses fund international payments with stablecoins instead of pre-depositing cash in local accounts, signaling a major...
China to Review Next Five-Year Plan Amid Economic Strains and Global Pressures
China’s Communist Party will convene in October to outline the country’s next five-year blueprint, a critical moment as Beijing seeks to rebalance its economy...
Markets Rally as Shutdown Looms: Gold Surges, Dollar Eases, and Investors Brace for Turbulence
Global markets opened the week on a cautiously positive note, with equities climbing and the U.S. dollar dipping, even as the spectre of a...
How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Affect Financial Markets
Government shutdowns in the United States, once seen as rare emergencies, have increasingly become recurring features of partisan gridlock. The current risk stems from...